How Come X Why: Quando utilizar

Daniel.S 1 2 12
Know how to use both but just wondering if there's a specific rule for using them.

wanna take it a shot?

thanks for any inputs

Take care,

Teacher Pondé

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Daniel.S 1 2 12
all righ guys but what I can't still find is about grammar..

anyway,

thanks for your time,

Teacher Pondé
Donay Mendonça 25 137 1.7k
Hi folks,


Have a look at the examples:

A)Why did you buy that?=How Come you bought that?

B)Why did you miss the movie?=How come you missed the movie?


Good luck! ;)
Donay Mendonça 25 137 1.7k
Hi Teacher Pondé,

Sorry,what did say again?
Donay Mendonça 25 137 1.7k
It seems to me that you don´t need did when you use how come.


;)
Donay Mendonça 25 137 1.7k
Hi Tim,


Thank you!


God Bless you!


;)
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"How come" differs from "why" in that the word order of the question is the same as that of a statement. Compare:

You didn't leave. (statement)
How come you didn't leave?
Why didn't you leave?
According to Macmillan Dictionary, 'HOW COME' should be used in spoken language. So, I guess this can be one difference in the use between HOW COME and WHY. But I want to make a deeper research about this and I hope I can add something else here.
timphillips 11
Hi guys,

I think Donay got the grammar point right in the first reply. (The need for 'did' is a consequnce of that)
And Maoliveira75 is right about the spoken language `rule`

Tim :D
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