The more formal you get, the more likely it will become that ‘how’s’ (whether for ‘how does’ or ‘how is’) will be seen as unduly informal and not appropriate to the situation.

If "how's" is a contraction here, what words is it a contraction of? If "how's" is a possessive here, how might we restate the underlying idea to indicate the possessive aspect of how, without …

How's things is one; it's in a colloquial register, in my opinion - you wouldn't use it in a scientific paper, for instance. It's us is a similar 'wrong agreement' idiom, widely accepted in almost …

Sep 28, 2022 · The specific form "how's tricks?" seems quite central to the idiomatic usage: an Elephind search for "how's tricks" produces 844 matches (including duplicates), a search for …

Dec 23, 2018 · How’s About An earlier question on this website notes that the Dictionary of American Slang dates even more informal how’s about to ca. 1925. This is far too late for it to …

Jul 24, 2015 · I know that this expression has the meaning "How is it progressing?" What I'd like to know is, can this expression also have the meaning "What's up?" or "How is it going?" …

Oct 29, 2019 · how's it going OED (b) colloquial. how's it going?: used to ask a person how he or she is getting on, or to enquire whether a particular project or event is proceeding well. Also …

Jun 4, 2016 · The first version listed ("How is it possible?") is the standard way of asking in the United States, Canada, England, Australia, etc. The second version ("How it is possible?") is …

E.g. I'm going straight home after work. How about you? I'm going straight home after work. What about you? They both seem to work interchangeably, but there feels like a subtle differe...

Apr 4, 2018 · It doesn't seem to be in current use, but as recently as the 1960's, people would "go for a bit of how's your father" which meant going out in search of casual sex. I get the idea that …