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organica
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 Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 7:09 pm Post subject: how vs. what |
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To induce the answer, " Just call me Jack," what is the proper question?
"How can I call you?" or "What can I call you?"
If both are grammatically correct, how are these two questions different?
Thank you for your help.
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puzzle
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| Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 7:19 pm Post subject: |
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| I think"What can I call you"is correct. just look at this sentence: We call him Uncle wang. "Uncle wang " is used as Objest complement. " |
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organica
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| Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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What about in the following case? Is "what" still correct?
A: What [How] can I call you, Jack or Dr. Scollon?
B: Call me just Jack. |
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