How is vs hows

Both "how is" and "hows" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "How is" is the correct form when asking a question about someone or something's condition or state. On the other hand, "hows" is an informal or colloquial way of asking about someone's well-being or general state.

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How is

This phrase is correct and commonly used when asking about someone or something's condition or state.

Use "how is" when asking questions about the condition, state, or quality of someone or something. For example, "How is your day going?" or "How is the weather today?"

Examples:

How is your family doing?
How is the project progressing?
How is the food at that restaurant?
How is your new job?
How is the traffic this morning?

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How is it possible that you...
That barbarity, How is Madrid.
How is my little road warrior?
How is Cesar? -He was fine yesterday.
How is your period, normally?
How is 2 days 1 night possible?
How is my Superman necktie today?
How is Seattle's chillest detective?
How is your shield - the only one scratch.
How is he? - Hungry.
How is my favorite Bar Mitzvah student?
How is it that even you love somebody so much and...
How is your delicate group of weirdos?
Morning. How is everybody today?
How is it possible to make a facility like Onkalo disappear from...
How is he? -Recovering rapidly.
How is my English now, professor Voyslav?
How is your boyfriend, Desna?
How is my favorite heart doctor and online crossword partner?
How is your search coming, Daniel Jackson?

Alternatives:

How are
How do you find
How do you feel about
How does it look
How does it taste

hows

This phrase is correct in informal or colloquial language when asking about someone's well-being or general state.

Use "hows" in informal situations to ask about someone's well-being or general state. For example, "Hows it going?" or "Hows your day been?"

Examples:

Hows your mom doing?
Hows your new job?
Hows the weather today?
Hows your day been?
Hows it going?

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I'm all over the second and third "hows" with these smoothies.
It is not easy to answer, it depends on hows and approach.
The how constrains the what, rather the hows constrain the whats, and this is not at all secondary or subordinate.
So I don't know the hows I don't want to know the whys. I just come to work every day thankful as all hell I didn't have to earn a bookkeeping degree.
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l don't care about the hows.
We spoke a bit more about it, the hows, the whos, the whens, the whys, etc. It was then that I learned that that there really weren't any - no script, no director, no simply didn't exist.
She sends 'em abroad on her own affairs, From the second she opens her eyes- One million Hows, two million Wheres, And seven million Whys!
I'll not only be able to uncover the hows of our patient's demise, but the whys, as well.
2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The hows and whys of acne A few simple steps occur that cause skin blemishes.
The hows, the what-ifs, that's your cup of tea.
By the way, hows school;
The hows are the domain of the Universe.
Experts emerge out of the woodwork with advice on the "whys and hows".
This is the second of a two part review looking at the hows and whys of replicating loudspeaker listening in headphones.
And every musical era had different priorities of these things, different things to pass on, different 'whats' and 'hows'.
The whys and hows of it might be right and might be wrong, but for now... it just is.
Today we'll go into the whats, the hows and the "how you drink" about Campari.
The 'whys' and 'hows' of this and that and when things come to pass,

Alternatives:

How are you
How's everything
How are things
How's life
How's your day

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