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How did the phrase 'Why is it that...?' become 'How come...?'?

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Posted - May 9, 2020
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  • 19937
    I'm taking a guess that "How come?? became the short version of "How is it that [such and such] came to be?"  Much the way many words/phrases today have been shortened (as a result of texting?) such as "adorbs," "u r," "btw."
      May 9, 2020 8:49 AM MDT
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  • 44602
    I have been saying 'How come...' all of my life. Adorbs?
      May 9, 2020 8:50 AM MDT
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  • 6477
    Don't you mean, 'How come the phrase, Why is it that... became How come' :P
      May 9, 2020 12:55 PM MDT
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  • 44602
    Yeah, that would have been better.
      May 9, 2020 1:35 PM MDT
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  • 53503

      How come you want to know?  Hey, wait . . .

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      May 9, 2020 4:48 PM MDT
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