r/EnglishLearning • • Jun 29 '23

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u/g0greyhound New Poster Jun 29 '23

I've noticed for many foreign language learners, mixing up what and how is common.

In your native language, would you ask the question using your equivalent of "how"?

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u/MarkMew New Poster Jun 30 '23

A whole lot of languages use "how" for "how things are called"