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‘Authorized’ by whom and for what purpose? Talk of ‘authorized grammar books’ and the dropping of grammar bombs doesn’t worry me. I’ve seen many an ESL grammar book – from beginner ones to advanced ones, from antiquated ones to modern ones, and from horrendous ones to excellent ones.
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The difference between “how” and “what…like” is that:
“how” is used to ask the state of the noun and “what…like” is used to ask the quality of the noun!
EX:
How: how is your mother? >>> Answer using adverbs or adjectives that describe state!
(Ex: happy, sad, sick, etc…)
What: what is your mother like? >>> Answer using adjectives that describe quality!
(Ex: ugly, beautiful, intelligent, old, etc…)
So can we use how and what to describe weather??? >>> Answer: yes
As “how” would be used to ask for the temporary condition of the weather
E.g.:
What is the weather in brazil like?(quality) the weather in Brazil is tropical.
How is the weather in brazil now?(state) the weather in Brazil is a bit cold.
I’ve change my previous statement because, it was an awfully incongruous argument; I was basing my self upon a Cambridge test, which nowadays I find them very misleading,
I hope that my new explanation is, to you all, clear and understandable.
I guess both are ok, but I always heard since start studying and learned from the books the proper way which is What is the weatehr like ? but formally I say and heard many people saying how’s the weather. Once I was told that you first learn the right way, after that in the street you learn the popular way of speaking like in any other language. does it sound proper ?