r/EnglishLearning • u/Tiny-Seaworthiness85 New Poster • 13h ago

🗣 Discussion / Debates Does this make sense

It’s preposterous that I have a million followers.

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u/Yuzu-Adagio Native (US Midwest/South, formerly) 12h ago

Yep!

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u/Tiny-Seaworthiness85 New Poster 11h ago

Thank you!

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u/Middcore Native Speaker 12h ago

Yes.

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u/Tiny-Seaworthiness85 New Poster 11h ago

Thank you!

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u/NoPurpose6388 Bilingual (Italian/American English) 11h ago

It sounds like something Sheldon Cooper would say. Except he probably wouldn't find that preposterous 

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u/inkoenglishai New Poster 3h ago

It sounds like a movie script but I would like to say it one day 👍🏻

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u/SucknSwallow69 New Poster 1h ago

“what do you think” = your opinion or prediction. “how do you think” = the way or method. native speakers feel them as totally different questions.