[General] 'How's your flat?'

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Iris I.

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Dear Teacher,

Is it ok to ask 'How's your flat?' when I want someone to describe their flat?

Is it not 'What's your flat like?' ?

Or are both correct?

Kind regards
Iris
 

bhaisahab

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Dear Teacher,

Is it OK to ask 'How's your flat?' when I want someone to describe their flat?

Is it not 'What's your flat like?' ?

Or are both correct?

Kind regards
Iris
"What's your flat like?" is better but I'm sure that "How's your flat?" is used.
 

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To me, "How's your flat?" has some idea of "How are you getting on in your flat?".
 

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:up: Or if something was previously wrong with the flat: 'How's your flat? Is the plastering finished yet?'

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:up: I was thinking of a similar, yet more dramatic, context - How's your flat? Did the fire in the kitchen actually sweep through the whole of it?
 
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