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Doni | 20:10 Tue 17th Feb 2004 | Phrases & Sayings
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How come people say 'how come' instead of 'why'?
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May be short for "How does it come about ......"?
00:52 Wed 18th Feb 2004
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The phrase originated in the USA in the 1840s and means exactly what BenDToy suggests above. The past tense form existed in English usage for centuries before that, as in: "How came it that he married her?" The first use of the simple 'how come' did not appear here until the 1930s.
10:03 Wed 18th Feb 2004
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In the west of scotland it's just "how".
18:35 Fri 20th Feb 2004
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