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what's the correct form? (Where do you know it from? and How do you know it?) #1 (permalink) Tue Apr 08, 2008 14:07 pm   what's the correct form? (Where do you know it from? and How do you know it?)
 

I would like to ask what's the difference between questions:
'Where do you know it from?' and 'How do you know it?' - if I want to ask where somebody got the information from
I was told that this second version is incorrect, but I came across this kind of question. I would be grateful for an explanation:)
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what's the correct form? (Where do you know it from? and How do you know it?) #2 (permalink) Wed Apr 09, 2008 0:24 am   what's the correct form? (Where do you know it from? and How do you know it?)
 

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Both questions seem a little vague to me, in that they could elicit a variety of responses. Certainly, neither is more correct than the other. On the other hand, neither seems particularly natural. I would think:

How do you know that?
Where did you learn that?

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what's the correct form? (Where do you know it from? and How do you know it?) #3 (permalink) Fri Apr 11, 2008 20:32 pm   what's the correct form? (Where do you know it from? and How do you know it?)
 

Thank you for the explanation:)
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