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Can I use "how" as a relative adverb, as in? :
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the way how...
the method how...
the process how...
the manner how...
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Please answer me.
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Why doesn't anyone answer me?
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hi, I can`t think of any examples of this. the examples you gave are certainly not possible.
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hi, I can`t think of any examples of this. the examples you gave are certainly not possible.
It might be possible in some dialects... Besides, why did you use "examples of this" instead of "examples of those" or "examples of that"?
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It might be possible in some dialects... Besides, why did you use "examples of this" instead of "examples of those" or "examples of that"?
Hi, I used " this " to say I don`t know any examples of this structure.

This structure is not used in standard English.
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