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English for Tourism & Hospitality (102) by Prof. Adel AlSheikh
HOW COME
Can you guess the meaning of this expression. Here are some
examples : How come you want to go to Disneyworld?
How come you don’t want to go to the beach? How come
you didn’t tell me you got a new job?
Do you know what “how come” means?
“Why. “ It means why. But instead of saying “Why didn‟t you
tell me?” You‟ll often hear Americans say “How come you didn‟t
tell me?” Instead of “Why do you want to go to Disneyworld?”,
we‟ll say “How come you want to go to Disneyworld?”
WHAT YOU WANT TO DO IS…
This expression is used to give instructions to somebody. In
real English, it sounds like /whutchuh wanna do wiz/ /whutchuh
wanna do wiz/. It means “You need to do…” when you‟re giving
instructions to someone.
For example, if you want to get the American Accent Survival
Kit, what you want to do is go to christinarebuffet.com. Then
what you want to do is click on “Bonuses” and then the survival
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