|
|
#2 (permalink) Tue Oct 02, 2007 9:07 am Structure of "how about and what about" |
|
|
| storm wrote: |
Can we build up sentences as follows: 1. How about we see a movie? 2. What about we go to Seychelles next summer? |
Yes, this structure is also used. It sounds rather informal to me.
| storm wrote: |
Can we also use "what say" that often as follows? 1. What say we go to Beijing this weekend? 2. What say rowing a boat together now? |
Whereas structure number one is in use, your second example doesn't sound right at all. |
|
Conchita Language Coach

Joined: 26 Dec 2005 Posts: 2826 Location: Madrid, Spain
|
|
#3 (permalink) Wed Oct 03, 2007 16:40 pm Structure of "how about and what about" |
|
|
In the "what say" segment, number two could go like this:
What say we row a boat? (you don't really need "together" or "now", though neither word is illegal, per se) _________________ Billie Jean is not my lover. Hee. |
|
Prezbucky I'm a Communicator ;-)

Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 2621 Location: Nashville, TN (USA)
|
 |
#4 (permalink) Wed Oct 03, 2007 16:41 pm Structure of "how about and what about" |
|
|
Though I prefer the more direct approach:
Let's row a boat. _________________ Billie Jean is not my lover. Hee. |
|
Prezbucky I'm a Communicator ;-)

Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 2621 Location: Nashville, TN (USA)
|
 |
#5 (permalink) Wed Oct 03, 2007 16:41 pm Structure of "how about and what about" |
|
|
...NOW!
hehe _________________ Billie Jean is not my lover. Hee. |
|
Prezbucky I'm a Communicator ;-)

Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 2621 Location: Nashville, TN (USA)
|
 |
#6 (permalink) Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:08 am Structure of "how about and what about" |
|
|
| hehe ... |
|
Storm I'm new here and I like it ;-)
Joined: 27 Jun 2007 Posts: 41 Location: Thailand
|
 |
#7 (permalink) Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:51 am Structure of "how about and what about" |
|
|
...gently down the stream,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.
Or, if you aren't too musically minded, you could just say: 'Let's go for a row' or 'Let's go rowing'. |
|
Conchita Language Coach

Joined: 26 Dec 2005 Posts: 2826 Location: Madrid, Spain
|
 |
|
| "Key to getting" vs "Key to get" | conditional clause |