What does it fee like? vs. How does it feel?

[Nicole]

Hi, what is the difference between these two questions:

What does it fee like?
How does it feel?

Thank you in advance.
Nicole
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[Conchita]

I don't think there's any difference, Nicole. It's just two ways of saying the same thing. 'How does it feel' might sound a bit less casual. It would be interesting to have another opinion, though.

[Yankee]

Hi Nicole

I also think the two sentences can be used interchangeably.

However, a response to 'What does it feel like?' can be a noun, and that isn't possible for 'How does it feel?', which would be answered with an adjective.

Maybe I'm stretching things a bit here, but here's my example:

Imagine you and a friend are in a zoo at night. Suddenly all the lights go out and you can no longer see anything. You're blindly trying to find your way out, with hands outstretched, when you bump into something big. You can't see it, but you can touch (feel) it.

Your friend asks, 'What is it?'
You reply, 'I'm not sure.'
Your friend asks, 'Well, what does it feel like?'
You answer, 'It feels like a gorilla.'

In this (admittedly far-fetched) example, I doubt if your friend would find any need for the question: 'How does it feel?'

Amy

[Alan]

Hi Nicole,

As usual you come up with some interesting questions and also with:

[Conchita]