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What do you mean by "proceed"?
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Follow up with a verb? To proceed with a verb?
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Here's what heard on "Hawaii Five-0"
"How about you open it or I'll come over and break your face." Is it grammatically correct?
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It's very informal.
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It's like I can use it in conversation but wouldn't want to write on the test, I mean "How about we/I......"? Grammatically it takes the gerund?
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Not usually.
How about going to the theatre? = I suggest that you (or we - context will make this clear) go to the theatre.
How about you/us going to the theatre. This is possible.
How about you shut up? I suggest (fairly forcefully) that you shut up.
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Don't use "proceed", use "follow".
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Which of these "howabouts" is less formal?
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It is not just about being formal or informal. The third sentence has a different meaning. I don't consider it a suggestion, but a threat.
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How about we go to the movies?
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Yes, informally. That's just a suggestion, not a threat.
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