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popmol · 22-25, M
@ninalanyon why do you dislike it if you are english?
ninalanyon · 61-69, T
@popmol I don't dislike it, it is simply not fancy. It is just everyday casual speech. I suspect that it might be a contraction for something like How did that come to be.
Merriam-Webster agrees with me:
Merriam-Webster agrees with me:
The Merriam-Webster Learner’s Dictionary says “how come” is “used to ask why something has happened or is true.” It is a short form of “how did it come about that.” The dictionary also says the expression is usually found in the United States and is used in casual speech. When it appears in news headlines, Merriam-Webster says the purpose is to create a more relaxed quality to the writing.
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/why-do-we-say-how-come-/5930912.html