Most of us have been heard the following sentence:
Where do you come from?
But now I hear another sentance in this context: Where do you hail from?
Is there any difference between this two sentence or is it never mind?
To imagine
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Delfino
Re: To imagine
"Where are you from?" is much more commonly used everywhere in the world.
"Where do you hail from?" is perfectly good, idiomatic British English.
So you might not hear it very often in America but you never know.
Some Americans say it has a rather "rural", country connotation.
Others might add that it sounds very old-fashioned and quaint.
You will definitely get a state for a response
What/Which state are you from?
These will give a city for a response.
What city are you from?
What is your hometown?
This will give varied responses: state, city, country, etc.
Where are you from?
"Where are you from originally?" might be fine if you want to know where someone was born, but you might like to ask instead "Where were you born?".
Simple is best, they say.
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Where do you come from?
In the first instance you might reply from your room or if you are looking a little further back from your parents, obviously.
And if you're unaware of how that works, we're certainly not going to be the ones to tell you.
"Where do you hail from?" is perfectly good, idiomatic British English.
So you might not hear it very often in America but you never know.
Some Americans say it has a rather "rural", country connotation.
Others might add that it sounds very old-fashioned and quaint.
You will definitely get a state for a response
What/Which state are you from?
These will give a city for a response.
What city are you from?
What is your hometown?
This will give varied responses: state, city, country, etc.
Where are you from?
"Where are you from originally?" might be fine if you want to know where someone was born, but you might like to ask instead "Where were you born?".
Simple is best, they say.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Where do you come from?
In the first instance you might reply from your room or if you are looking a little further back from your parents, obviously.
And if you're unaware of how that works, we're certainly not going to be the ones to tell you.