>someone asks you a question, and you don't quite understand what they're trying to convey
"How do you mean?" vs. "What do you mean?"
Which one is correct?
>>7572298
Depends on the question they ask.
>>7572298
Too wordy
"Say again"
"Say what"
Or simply
"What"
Are all superior
>>7572298
>Which one is correct?
they mean different things
>>7572302
Sorry, but not all of us grew up on formula food, which means that we are more articulate than those who did such as yourself.
>>7572298
What do you mean
try saying how do you mean irl
>it's dumb
realism in literature demands you write what do you mean
>>7572679
How do you mean is acceptable in certain dialects
>>7572323
Brevity is the soul of wit, stupid
>>7572685
>doesn't know what prose is
well meme'd
>>7572681
>in certain dialects
Which ones?
>>7572708
Make yourself look dumber, answer me again
>>7572713
The dialects in which it is acceptable.
>>7572714
I said well meme'd, faggot
>>7572733
epic fail
>>7572302
"Eh" is much less wordy than all that unnecessary shit you wrote - quit being so fucking liberal with characters.
>>7572298
Both are correct, I suppose how do you mean implies a certain ambiguity in interpretation, whereas what do you mean is more for total puzzlement. But those are only waverings on a line.