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how old are you? vs how old you are?

The correct choice is "How old are you?" In English, forms of the verb "to be" typically come before the subject in questions. The sentence "How old you are?" is not correct English.
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how old are you?

This phrase is correct in English and is commonly used to ask someone about their age.

This phrase is the standard way to ask someone about their age. The verb "are" comes before the subject "you" in questions.

Examples:

  • How old are you?
  • How old are your parents?
  • How old are your siblings?
  • How old are your friends?
  • How old are your classmates?

how old you are?

This phrase is not correct in English. The verb "to be" should come before the subject in questions.

  • Apr 30, 2015 ... Head over to Microsoft's how-old.net, upload a photo of yourself, and the site will spit out a prediction for how old you are—as well as your ...
  • May 1, 2015 ... Uploading pictures to find out how old you are gives Microsoft the right to post them wherever they want. Company and its affiliates can 'publicly ...
  • Microsoft wants to guess how old you are. Written by. Mike Murphy@mcwm. May 1, 2015. A bit off.(Microsoft/AP Photo/Jeff Chiu). SHARE ...
  • Apr 30, 2015 ... Apparently, they also have time to play around with machine-learning algorithms on photos, so they can guess how old you are based on a ...

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