Hey I'm in doubt which of this usage is correct to mean "why" - "how comes" or "how come". Any help would be much appreciated.
How comes or how come?
How come
Examples:
How come your username is "ainieas?"
How come you're going to the mall tomorrow?
Examples:
How come your username is "ainieas?"
How come you're going to the mall tomorrow?
Thanks for replying. Are you really sure "how come" is not the wrong term?
"How come" is the correct term.
Also, once again, this is the wrong forum section for this thread.
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Also, once again, this is the wrong forum section for this thread.
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| ainieas wrote: |
| Thanks for replying. Are you really sure "how come" is not the wrong term? |
It is more or less correct in common usage, but it would sound better if replaced with 'why is'.
That is not always correct.
Example:
How come you have lived here for so long? (This is correct).
Why is you have lived here for so long? (This is incorrect).
No matter how you try to put the second sentence, it will not be correct. That sentence simply cannot be correctly completed while starting with "Why is".
"Why is" only works with things like "Why is the sky blue?". However with this kind of sentence, "How come" will work.
Example:
Why is the sky blue?
How come the sky is blue?
They both sound correct.
Hope that clears this up.
Example:
How come you have lived here for so long? (This is correct).
Why is you have lived here for so long? (This is incorrect).
No matter how you try to put the second sentence, it will not be correct. That sentence simply cannot be correctly completed while starting with "Why is".
"Why is" only works with things like "Why is the sky blue?". However with this kind of sentence, "How come" will work.
Example:
Why is the sky blue?
How come the sky is blue?
They both sound correct.
Hope that clears this up.
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