Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.
Trending News
3 Answers
- StanSLv 65 years ago
I think "How come" is a colloquialism, and I've never been very comfortable with it.
Is "how come" short for "how did ___ come to be"?
I always wonder why people just don't ask "why".
"How come" just doesn't seem to make much sense when someone is really asking "why".
- Anonymous5 years ago
they have the same meaning...
how come?
phrase of come
1.
informal
said when asking how or why something happened or is the case.
"how come you never married, Jimmy?"
- 5 years ago
I guess it's just another way of saying it . It sounds less interrogating and more casual.
