One: The way you speak is rude.
Two: How you speak is rude.
2006-08-14 04:15:33 · 8 answers · asked by donotmisstony 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
"the way you speak" and "how you speak" are noun phrases which can be used as subjects or objects, so gramatically speaking, both are correct. However, the first one is better because the second one can be ambiguous. The reason it is ambiguous is because "how you speak" could also refer to the person's ability to speak in addition to the way they speak, and the clarification of the meaning is not made until the end of the sentence. In short, the first sentence is clearer.
2006-08-14 18:06:32 · answer #1 · answered by turquoise 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the first one sounds better though both can be used
2006-08-14 11:23:40 · answer #2 · answered by Rose 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for me the first one
2006-08-14 11:23:43 · answer #3 · answered by pussura 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both are correct sentences.
2006-08-14 11:22:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the first one sounds much better
2006-08-14 12:11:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
both
the first is more comon but the second is also correct
2006-08-14 12:47:25 · answer #6 · answered by katja 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It looks like the first one......
2006-08-14 11:29:57 · answer #7 · answered by mj23 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
~Neither. I speak pretty damn politely and with much courtesy, so F*** you, (*(*^^&*.
2006-08-14 11:25:48 · answer #8 · answered by Oscar Himpflewitz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋