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What is the difference between Why and How come ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between Why and How come ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
Please tell the difference of ways to use these each other, not only that of meanings.
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They do mean the same thing but they imply different things.
In my case, "Why" is more formal than "How come" but can still be used in casual conversations. However, "How come" isn't really used when adressing people of higher authority.
Also "Why" focuses on finding the reason on why an action has occured, whereas "How come" focuses on what the person could have done to cause an action. It's important to know that repeating "how come" or "why" too much directly to a person or somebody else sounds like an accusation.
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you use them at different times and in diff ways
WHY do you stay up so late?
HOW COME you stay up so late? (same thing)
WHY do you need to work
HOW COME you need to work
WHY can't you get to school on time
HOW COME you can't get to school on time
see , they mean the same thing but you use them differently
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They do mean the same thing but they imply different things.
In my case, "Why" is more formal than "How come" but can still be used in casual conversations. However, "How come" isn't really used when adressing people of higher authority.
Also "Why" focuses on finding the reason on why an action has occured, whereas "How come" focuses on what the person could have done to cause an action. It's important to know that repeating "how come" or "why" too much directly to a person or somebody else sounds like an accusation.
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@emtrivoli @Silas1267
Thank you very much!
If I could give crowns, I want to give those both of you.
But, this time, I gave one for Silas. He told what these words focus on each other.
emtrivoli, thank you for giving example sentenses.
Thank you very much!
If I could give crowns, I want to give those both of you.
But, this time, I gave one for Silas. He told what these words focus on each other.
emtrivoli, thank you for giving example sentenses.
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