"How's"

[Syringer]

So we all know "how's" can be short for "how is", but it seems to work for "how does" as well..as in "How's that work?", one is asking "how does that work?"

True/false? Am I being crazy?

 

[CarlKillerMiller]

It doesn't. It should only stand in for "how is"

 

[cmdrmoocow]

Originally posted by: Syringer
True/false? Am I being crazy?

Yes, true.

To both.




(And welcome back.)

 

[jjzelinski]

Well how's, as you pointed out yourself, is a contraction of "how" and "is." So obviously the examples you gave illustrate poor grammar.

 

[TheLonelyPhoenix]

Saying "How's that work" isn't really a contraction, its just an informal way of writing out the way people slur "How" and "does" together in speech.

 

[neonerd]

It's "how is"

Ex1: How's the spider?
Ex2: How's it possible that you will ever finish a story?

 

[rh71]

I always hear people say "how's that sound [to you]?" I don't think anything of it. If you're writing a formal letter, spell it all out anyway.

 

[jjzelinski]

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix
Saying "How's that work" isn't really a contraction, its just an informal way of writing out the way people slur "How" and "does" together in speech.

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