How come... - What does it mean exactly? It is kinda of "Why", am I right?
I understood. Thank you for your answers) Can I use this phrase in business correspondence or only in speaking?
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yes, but interestingly it seems it is used slightly differently.
How come he gets all the icecream?
Why does he get all the icecream?
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How come that girl is getting star-treatment?
Why is that girl getting ....
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An another way of asking 'How so' or 'Why'!!
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nop sis u r not, its like "how".. for instance some one says how come is it possible, they mean how can it be possible.
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I guess it is most similar to "How has it come to be that" ...?
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Yes it is.
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