How can I ask someone how they get interested in something ?
Hi, I am English learner
I want to ask someone about the event or the reason, why or how they get interested in something
I guess , " How do you get interested in something" is the proper question isn't it?
is there a better way ? and also, I am confused about "like"
for example
How do you get interested in playing guitar?
= How did you like playing guitar ( for me this is reasonable)
Is there a way of using "like"?
but the internet says "How do you like something " is asking for an opinion
I am very confused..
thank you!
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Answers · 2
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" How did you get interested in something" use past did not do because the initial interest was in the past.
The answer, 'I got interested in playing the guitar after I had listened to a famous guitar player'
about "like"
How did you like playing guitar is not the same as to get interested.......
It is a past event, a personal experience or opinion
You could say 'How do you like playing guitar?' if the person plays guitar in the present time.
So the internet is correct
Maybe you could use why with like
Why do you like playing guitar? not the same as 'How did you get interested in playing guitar' but a person might answer these 2 questions in a similar way.
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Here are a few other ways to ask this question with similar meanings:
1. How did you get into playing the guitar? ("Get into" means to become interested in.)
2. What made you start playing guitar (or learn guitar)?
3. What made you like playing guitar in the first place?
All of these are friendly, polite questions that express curiosity about the person being asked, so most likely would be well received since most people like to talk about themselves. Hope that helps!
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