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In interrogative sentence, if the "did"s omitted, should use the verb in a past tense or present?
eg. How did you meet? [to] How you meet [or] How you met?
In interrogative sentence, if the "did"s omitted, should use the verb in a past tense or present?
eg. How did you meet? [to] How you meet [or] How you met?
eg. How did you meet? [to] How you meet [or] How you met?
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"How did you meet?" is correct.
Not "How you meet?"
It's true that people might casually omit "did" and say/text/tweet "How you meet?" That is an example of the shortcut brevity one sees in online casual conversation, but if you are asking about what is actually correct English--that isn't.
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You can't ommit the "did"s in that sentence. You can usually ommit them if the sentence starts with it. But only casually.
Ex:
"Did you like it?" -> "You like it?"
"Do you want to go to the park?" -> "You want to go to the park?"
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Both of those are incorrect as stand-alone sentences.
You could say "Will you please tell me how you met?"
You could also say "Will you please tell me how you meet?" That would not be in the past, though, that would be, for example, if you meet someone regularly in the present, someone might ask how you meet (at a cafe, at the bookstore, etc.).
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@airymountain @gertygert But people like twitterers still use it in what I asked the way, don't you agree? I wanna know that situation then if do.
And I've been thinking that a "You mean..." thing is a omitted thing as "[Did] you mean...," isn't it?
And I've been thinking that a "You mean..." thing is a omitted thing as "[Did] you mean...," isn't it?
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@TMmmmmmm The second point is what I stated in my previous answer. If you have an example of someone using it your way, then I would like to see it but I have personally never heard or seen anything like that.
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@gertygert ok, then i've been wrong, thanks for the realization. i'll stick "how'd" "why'd" sorta things from now on 👍
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"How did you meet?" is correct.
Not "How you meet?"
It's true that people might casually omit "did" and say/text/tweet "How you meet?" That is an example of the shortcut brevity one sees in online casual conversation, but if you are asking about what is actually correct English--that isn't.
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Yes, when someone says "You mean _____", the full expression would be "Do you mean ____", or "Did you mean _____"
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@airymountain One more question, sir. Diverting from the main topic, but gotta ask. Is that "That is an example of the shortcut brevity one sees in online casual conversation"s "one" belongs to which, "brevity" or "sees"? I mean, "...brevity one/[that] sees" or "...brevity/one sees."
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It belongs with "sees".
"One sees" = a person sees
I think that I should have put a "that" after "brevity": "the brevity that one sees"
Was that what you were asking about? 🤔
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