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21 ago 2021
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What the word “come” in the sentence “how come you didn’t tell me about this?” mean?
Is there any difference with the sentence “Why didn’t you tell me about this?”
What the word “come” in the sentence “how come you didn’t tell me about this?” mean?
Is there any difference with the sentence “Why didn’t you tell me about this?”
Is there any difference with the sentence “Why didn’t you tell me about this?”
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22 ago 2021
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@DianaLu1i This is a short form of an old type of English. In Russian I might say "как это будет" and this is the same in English "How it becomes..." Which got shortened to simply "How come?"
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@DianaLu1i This is a short form of an old type of English. In Russian I might say "как это будет" and this is the same in English "How it becomes..." Which got shortened to simply "How come?"
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