how it would be like vs what it would be like

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'How it would be like' is used when asking about the manner or way something would be, while 'What it would be like' is used when asking about the specific qualities or characteristics of something.

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how it would be like

This phrase is correct but less common in English. It is used when asking about the manner or way something would be.

This phrase is used to inquire about the manner or way something would be. It is often used in informal speech.

Examples:

Can you tell me how it would be like to live in a big city?
I wonder how it would be like to travel around the world.
I don't know how it would be like to be famous.

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what it would be like

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English. It is used when asking about the specific qualities or characteristics of something.

This phrase is used to inquire about the specific qualities or characteristics of something. It is a common expression in English.

Examples:

Can you tell me what it would be like to work in a fast-paced environment?
I wonder what it would be like to live in a different country.
I don't know what it would be like to be a parent.

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I wondered what it would be like to kiss that lip.
Anyway, I was wondering what it would be like to come back here.
I thought I knew what it would be like to have Jeffrey inside of me...
I just always wondered what it would be like to have a personal life as well as a professional one.
I just felt I had to meet you and see what it would be like.
I wanted to show Mr. dunbar what it would be like without me.
And they gathered together because the technologists wanted to learn what it would be like to think from a humanities perspective.
The whole time she talked about "evolution," I wondered... what it would be like to touch her neck.
I had created this kind of dark fantasy in my mind about what it would be like if we ever saw each other again.
We used to talk about what it would be like to be separated.
My whole life, I imagined what it would be like, and... the moment I did finally meet her, I was taken here.
He's to tell us what it would be like if our Lord had grown up in Limerick, the holiest city in Ireland.
You said you wanted to know what it would be like.
I wondered what it would be like to do these walks with someone.
I wondered what it would be like to ride in a car... wear clothes bought from the Gap, eat McDonald's, go to regular high school.
We always wondered what it would be like to have this place to ourselves.
I cannot help imagining what it would be like with you.
I can't imagine what it would be like to have that power.
Imagine what it would be like to drive yourself to Odeon.
Imagine what it would be like to be that little spider, Teddy.

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how it would be like vs what it would be like