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> How to explain the.... Is grammatically correct in American English? Sounds weird. In UK, Aus, you'd ask "How do you explain the ..."
by emmelaich 4y ago
> How to explain the....
Is grammatically correct in American English? Sounds weird.
In UK, Aus, you'd ask "How do you explain the ..."
- HDThoreaun 4y agoYep that’s normal
- saagarjha 4y agoYes, it’s pretty common. “How do you…” sounds like a question.
- dtho 4y agoThe title of the linked article has a question mark, while the HN title does not.
- petesergeant 4y agoBoth sound correct to this native British speaker
- timcederman 4y ago"How to explain" is a common phrasing in Australia though?
- LAC-Tech 4y ago"How dya explain" is very common, not sure I've ever heard a genuine "to".
- pelasaco 4y agoI don't know if its right, I always used it, but googling for "how to explain the", you will find occurrences in many places, including: https://medium.com/@aaronDfrank/how-to-explain-the-metaverse-to-your-grandparents-b6f6acae17ed https://medium.com/@aaronDfrank/how-to-explain-the-metaverse... https://www.hiig.de/en/explaining-ai-explain-the-unexplainable/ https://www.hiig.de/en/explaining-ai-explain-the-unexplainab... Or even books like "How to Explain the Trinity"
- mathieuh 4y agoI think there is a semantic difference. To me, "How to explain the..." is a statement of fact. "I'm going to tell you how to explain...". The "I'm going to tell you" is unwieldy for the title of an article, so it's omitted. "How do you explain the..." is a question. Saying "I'm going to tell you how do you explain the..." sounds ungrammatical.
- HKH2 4y agoYes. The problem is that the article title has a question mark after a statement.
- karp773 4y agoThis is pretty stanard KGB English typical for Russian native speakers. So it is not uncommon in KGB/FSB promotional materials.