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English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Hello :slight_smile:

I need help again :frowning: Could somebody tell me if the two sentences in bold type have the same meaning?

  1. A: What do you think of this place?
    B: I find this place relaxing.

  2. A: How do you find this place?
    B: I find this place relaxing.

Thank you so much :slight_smile:

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Yes, the questions have more or less the same intent: discovering the other person’s views/opinions about that place.

In other scenarios, “How do you find…” and “What do you think of…” may not be interchangeable. For example, the former usually presupposes that the other person has some direct experience of whatever it is, and would not normally be used for abstract or remote topics.