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工作学习 / English / I have said 3 millions of times that 'HOW TO' is not a correct
way to make a question. Once again, please remember what you should say is
'how do..', 'how can/could', 'how is'....I promise you I won't say that again.
-wjiang(wjiang);
2001-3-19
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答案正确, 加十分. 态度恶劣, 扣二十分.
-wonton_soup(Wonton Soup);
2001-3-19
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Your answer is wrong."How to " is a very popular oral english even for native Canadian. "How could I read..." is formal English if you want to write it in TWE.
-wins(wins);
2001-3-19
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Exactly.
-rolling(Rollor);
2001-3-19
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'How to' is correct only if you use it as a title or part of a statement. To make a question, it is wrong.
-wjiang(wjiang);
2001-3-19
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I give you one day to check with the native speakers. I bet 10 dollars.
-wjiang(wjiang);
2001-3-19
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I heard several times when I talk with my manager and native colleagues
-wins(wins);
2001-3-19
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I've never heard any of my co-worders asking questiona that way. It's rude if you ask a question that way in oral English.you may hear the "how to" when they're speaking, but listen carefully to what they've said before the "how to".
I saw "How to" at the beginning of a sentence only in FAQ sections of manual pages or web site.
-albxu(Yukon);
2001-3-20
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It is not rarely heard that sb said:Could you tell me how to ....?
In ielts test book, you can still find the same sentence. I promise it is right .
-wins(wins);
2001-3-20
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In your example, 'how to' is the object of the sentence. However, you CAN NOT make a question by saying "how to do this?".
-wjiang(wjiang);
2001-3-20
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I corrected my students similar problems when I was a teacher. But now, living in Canada, all mistakes are acceptable, as long as you get your idea pass through.
-rolling(Rollor);
2001-3-20
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there is much oral English which disobey grammer rules, for example:
1.How about ...
2.Coffee or tea( In formal English,you should say:Which one would you like,coffe or tea?)
3. cauz ...(It should be :"Because...")
4. I gonna to leave.If I back to China, I could bring the ielts test book to show you it is right for speaking "how to...".
And sometimes ," How to " become a word "howto".
So, I can say :Could you show me how to do this?
or just say:How to do this?
We want to learn living English ,not only testing English.
-wins(wins);
2001-3-20
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man, you DIDN'T ask.
-wjiang(wjiang);
2001-3-20
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"How to..." is the shortcut of "Could you tell me how to...". Am I right? I know my english is poor.
-eglington(eglington);
2001-3-19
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No. In no circumstance can you short your sentence in this way. "How do/can/could/is... " is the only correct way to use. I have given 'wins' one day of time to
confirm it with the native speakers.
-wjiang(wjiang);
2001-3-19
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