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Even Italki got it wrong! Guys, guys, guys..... please learn this because it is probably THE MOST common English mistake.... "How to..." IS NOT a question form You cannot ask "How to learn English more effectively?" You should ask "How can I learn English more effectively?" If you are writing a title, e.g. for a book or a post, "How to learn English more effectively" is correct. BUT NOTE, there is no "?" at the end of the sentence! It is not a question. I was a little shocked to see that Italki.com got it wrong too!!! Can't remember where I saw it but there was a suggestion box "How to increase your chances of getting an answer?" (or something like that) THIS IS NOT A QUESTION! How to drive a car? WRONG How do you drive a car? CORRECT How to pronounce "difficult"? WRONG How do you pronounce "difficult"? CORRECT How to turn the PC on? WRONG How do I turn the PC on? CORRECT Just remember, if you are asking a question, DO NOT SAY "how to..." PS: I've posted something similar before, I hope this time more people read it.

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@ 李汉伦 Thanks for bringing this to our attention. As you know, italki is primarily developed in China and sometimes we get so excited to share all our new changes with members, that we don't have a chance to check every phrase and every little piece of the site before it goes live. (I'm sure you've also found this with some technical bugs as well.) We do appreciate any and all feedback for all language versions of the site, and we do rely on the italki community to bring translation, spelling, and other mistakes to our attention. A good way to inform us is by emailing [email protected] to tell us what the problem is and how to correct it. We are working on fixing the grammatical error you pointed out, as well as other bugs our members encounter. If you have any more suggestions or corrections, please forward them to us via email. Thanks!
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Yeah, thank you. "How to...?"is Chinglish. I remember when I was in junior high school, there was a sentence as "could you tell me how to spell your name?" in our English book. Thus, many people use "how to..." whithout "could you tell me"when they ask a question. I'll share my friends. thank you!
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Yes. I think that is a common mistake people make in here. thank you，李汉伦 !!!
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thanks.
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I know how to do this - is correct. and just How to do this - is wrong. Got it. Thanks, for explanation because I myself sometimes as I remember made such mistake

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