Answer- Although it is not improper, to use "how come" it in the place of "why" is an American idiom that some teachers would like to eliminate. It is most often used today in informal speech, even though it appears in educated journals in the 19th century. It is a shortened version of the phrase, "how does it come to be..."
"How come", in its proper usage, differs from "why" in that "how come" is factive, whereas "why" is not. "How come" presupposes its complement; "why" does not. Anastasia Marie Conroy of the Linguistics Department at the University of Maryland discusses these and other differences at length in her article The Semantics of How Come: A Look At How Factivity Does It All.http://www.ling.umd.edu/~staceyc/Conroy%20UMWPiL%2014.pdf
To further illustrate the above, the question, "How come I have to stay after school?" indicates that the speaker wants to know the reason that they must stay after school. On the other hand, the question "Why do I have to stay after school?" could mean the same thing or that the speaker would like to know why he or she should stay after school, as in "Why do I have to stay after school (when I can get my work done at home)?"
Other Answers-
Yes it is improper. Example: "How come I have to stay after school?" to "Why do I have to stay after school?" You can see the difference. The reason one must speak fairly good English (not all the time and we can get sloppy when relaxed) is when you get out in the business world. A well-spoken person always stands out and sounds much more educated than they actually may be.
How come is never acceptable in English English.
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There's nothing wrong with how come? It is somehat colloquial, which isn't a problem.
It is improper grammar to say "you was." You would either say, "I was sent some flowers," or "You were sent some flowers," not "You was sent some flowers." Although "Someone sent me (or you) some flowers" sounds better.
Grammar is always important, whatever you write or say.
I would say " I look forward to meeting you." instead of just " Look forward to meeting you." But as far as I am concerned it is just fine and I can be a grammar snob!
No this is incorrect grammar. To make the sentence grammatically correct you should say: One of my cousins came yesterday.
Every language that exists uses grammar. A language can't exist without grammar; everything would be shambles and we wouldn't be able to communicate with each other. Grammar lets the speaker show emotion, ask questions; in fact, grammar lets us say everything that we say today.
Only if used in formal written communications but not in texting or email or verbally.
Yes, it is incorrect to say this, as the itch is the annoying impulse in the nerve that makes you want to scratch, and not the other way round. "Itch" is not a verb, and cannot be used as one, nor is a "scratch", although, sometimes, in colloquial talking, it can be used as one.
It's proper. "Don't" is an abbreviation for "do not" so it's like saying "I do not like", which is correct :]
This is he is correct, but we'll say that's me.
No, it is not proper grammar. The correct phrasing is "you and I."
An improper sentence may have incomplete thoughts, lack subject-verb agreement, contain run-on sentences, or have unclear meaning due to poor grammar or punctuation. It fails to convey the intended message effectively and can be confusing for the reader to understand.
It is proper grammar to say, "I bet you".
It sounds odd to me. I would suggest, upon checking, instead.
You should say "come out from difficulties" instead of saying "come out of difficulties."
Yes, you would say that.
It is improper grammar to say "you was." You would either say, "I was sent some flowers," or "You were sent some flowers," not "You was sent some flowers." Although "Someone sent me (or you) some flowers" sounds better.
"Thanks" is used in informal settings and "thank you" in formal settings. Thanks to your friends. Thank you to your teacher.