For example, How is she? What is the meaning or effect? For example, How should he understand her actions? The way to use a name or title. For example, How should one address the queen? The price or the quantity. For example, How much are the apples? How do you sell bananas? By numbers or by weight? Condition, for example, She does not mind how you do it, just do it right. However, for example, She can sing how she likes.
That, for example, He told everyone how he could do anything. And how! For what cause or purpose? For example, Nobody knows why she is going away. On which account? For example, The condition why he did not go is not known. Certain reasons for which, for example, That is the reason why she returned. It sounds good in theory, but in practice I don't buy the idea that What about X?
Google Books claims , instances of How about the cost , but only 19, What about the cost , and I'd say cost is always a problem, never a solution. FumbleFingers: That's curious: with Ngram it's clearly the other way round Very strange. Looking at my first comment again, I can see it might be taken as implying I thought the opposite distinction applied, but actually what I meant was I think the two forms are effectively interchangeable though individual speakers may have preferences.
I don't know if they're enough to be statistically significant, but there are 7 hits in Books for how about the downside , against a "guestimated" for what about the downside which turns out to be just 25 if you scroll to the third page of results.
In which context it may be relevant that downside had negligible currency until a few decades ago, and is more AmE than BrE even today. FumbleFingers, I have added links to my answer that back up my assertion that what about is more likely to be used for "what shall we do about" situations see item 4 in what about. Show 3 more comments. Let's say A and B are discussing the vacation. When the friends are Hawaii, they drink a lot at party.
Featured on Meta. Now live: A fully responsive profile. Linked 0. Related 2. Hot Network Questions. Question feed. I want to know the reason. Image Courtesy: elyzabethgutierrezcardozo. Difference between How and Why. To what extent, degree, etc.?
In what state or condition? For what reason; why? To what effect; with what meaning? If they don't have vanilla, how about chocolate? Used as an intensifier : How seldom I go there! By what title or name? At what price: How are the new cars going, cheaper than last year's models? By what amount or in what measure or quantity?
In what form or shape? How does the medication come? The manner or way in which: He couldn't figure out how to solve the problem. About the manner, condition, or way in which: I don't care how you leave your desk when you go. Be careful how you act. In whatever manner or way; however: You can travel how you please.
That: He told us how he was honest and could be trusted. Examples: How do you make this recipe? How could such a terrible accident take place?
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