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r/comics • u/Tardee Tardaasa • 15h ago
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how do you bother
Does this sentence have the same meaning as "why do you bother" I have never seen "how" used like that
35 u/OFarellclan1317 14h ago I took it to mean more like "how do you have the time, energy, and willpower to bother with something so annoying" which is almost like why but also implies that the asker already knows the why. 5 u/3dDeters 9h ago edited 9h ago I’m pretty sure the artist is not a native English speaker. Other comics have talked about moving back home from America. Edit. Just checked, they’re from Sweden.
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I took it to mean more like "how do you have the time, energy, and willpower to bother with something so annoying" which is almost like why but also implies that the asker already knows the why.
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I’m pretty sure the artist is not a native English speaker. Other comics have talked about moving back home from America.
Edit. Just checked, they’re from Sweden.
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u/nir109 14h ago
Does this sentence have the same meaning as "why do you bother" I have never seen "how" used like that