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>someone asks you a question, and you don't quite understand

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>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?
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>>7572298
Depends on the question they ask.
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>>7572298
Too wordy
"Say again"
"Say what"
Or simply
"What"
Are all superior
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>>7572298
>Which one is correct?

they mean different things
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>>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.
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>>7572298
>>7572302
Still too wordy.

Just say "huh". 90% of human languages have the word "huh" as meaning "I don't understand"
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>>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
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>>7572679
How do you mean is acceptable in certain dialects
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>>7572323
Brevity is the soul of wit, stupid
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>>7572685
>doesn't know what prose is

well meme'd
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>>7572681
>in certain dialects

Which ones?
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>>7572708
Make yourself look dumber, answer me again
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>>7572713
The dialects in which it is acceptable.
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>>7572714
I said well meme'd, faggot
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>>7572733
epic fail
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>>7572302

"Eh" is much less wordy than all that unnecessary shit you wrote - quit being so fucking liberal with characters.
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>>7572842
>>7572733
>>7572714
>>7572708
>>7572685

This interaction made my asshole pucker with fleeting anger. Get a room you two.
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>>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.
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