Stenka25 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Why they say we can not use "the way how"?
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00 We can use "the place where", "the time when", "the reason why" etc, but why they say we can not use " 01 u 00 the way how 02 u 00 "? 02 br
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00 And I found out there's one example of the use of "the way how." 02 br
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00 The song: Tamale by Fatman Scoop 02 br
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00 (Just 01 u 00 the way how 02 u 00 she move her body) 02 br
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00 Na na na (You can tell that she's a Tamale) 02 br
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00 I think even if strict grammarian opposes to use 'the way how, people use 'the way how' anyhow. 02 br
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00 My question is 02 br
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00 Is 'the way how S+V' OK? 02 br
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00 If it's not OK, why is that? 02 br
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00 Thanks. Bae. 02 br
0510name [문서의 처음]
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00 We can use "the place where", "the time when", "the reason why" etc, but why they say we can not use " 01 u 00 the way how 02 u 00 "? 02 br
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00 And I found out there's one example of the use of "the way how." 02 br
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00 The song: Tamale by Fatman Scoop 02 br
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00 (Just 01 u 00 the way how 02 u 00 she move her body) 02 br
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00 Na na na (You can tell that she's a Tamale) 02 br
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00 I think even if strict grammarian opposes to use 'the way how, people use 'the way how' anyhow. 02 br
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00 My question is 02 br
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00 Is 'the way how S+V' OK? 02 br
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00 If it's not OK, why is that? 02 br
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00 Thanks. Bae. 02 br
0510name [문서의 처음]
Top answer
I tell my students that "the way" means "how" and therefore these two words used together are redundant. " It is not a good idea to use song lyrics as an example of proper grammar--they are notorius for bad grammar!
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I tell my students that "the way" means "how" and therefore these two words used together are redundant. You can say "I know the way to do it." Or you can say, " I know how to do it." Placing the two words together is like saying, "I know how how to do it." It is not a good idea to use song lyrics as an example of proper grammar--they are notorius for bad grammar!
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So is it possible to say: 'i would like to compare the way how the main charachters of the novels forge their identity in London...'. Or I should just say 'the way they forge their identity'?
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