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"From where do you come?" is grammatically correct, but rare as it tends to sound pretentious. Saying "from" twice is unnecessary and considered ... Thissiteusescookies. Someofthesecookiesareessentialtotheoperationofthesite, whileothershelptoimproveyourexperiencebyprovidinginsightsintohowthesiteisbeingused. Formoreinformation,pleaseseetheProZ.comprivacypolicy. 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06:32Nov18,2002Englishlanguage(monolingual)[Non-PRO]Englishtermorphrase:Fromwheredoyoucomefrom?Fromwheredoyoucomefrom?RidzuanAbd.Samad.Selectedanswer:PoorEnglishExplanation:Thestandardformulationis"Wheredoyoucomefrom?""Fromwheredoyoucome?"isgrammaticallycorrect,butrareasittendstosoundpretentious.Saying"from"twiceisunnecessaryandconsideredwrong.Selectedresponsefrom:ArthurBorgesChinaLocaltime:13:52GradingcommentThankyouverymuch.Itisaverygoodexplanation4KudoZpointswereawardedforthisanswerSUMMARYOFALLEXPLANATIONSPROVIDED4+8PoorEnglishArthurBorges5+7wheredoyoucomefrom?KardiKhoDiscussionentries:1ElviraStoianovLuxembourgWhatexactlydoyouwantexplainedhere?06:35Nov18,2002 Automaticupdatein00:    Answers2mins confidence:peeragreement(net):+7wheredoyoucomefrom?Explanation:not'fromwheredoyoucomefrom?'--------------------------------------------------Noteaddedat2002-11-1806:38:11(GMT)--------------------------------------------------ifsomeoneaskyouthatquestion,itmeansthatthepersonwantstoknowyourplaceoforigin.KardiKhoIndonesiaLocaltime:12:52Nativespeakerof:IndonesianPROptsinpair:35Peercommentsonthisanswer(andresponsesfromtheanswerer)agree eldira5minsagree MonicaColangelo11minsagree KantaRawat(X)16minsagree Yelena.2hrsagree JCEC5hrsagree Rana*11hrsagree AhmedAMS16daysLogintoenterapeercomment(orgrade)3mins confidence:peeragreement(net):+8PoorEnglishExplanation:Thestandardformulationis"Wheredoyoucomefrom?""Fromwheredoyoucome?"isgrammaticallycorrect,butrareasittendstosoundpretentious.Saying"from"twiceisunnecessaryandconsideredwrong.ArthurBorgesChinaLocaltime:13:52PROptsinpair:23GradingcommentThankyouverymuch.ItisaverygoodexplanationPeercommentsonthisanswer(andresponsesfromtheanswerer)agree PiotrKurek7minsagree Refugio:Colloquially,"Whereareyoufrom?"23minsagree EmiliaCarneiro3hrsagree JCEC5hrsagree vixen6hrsagree GaborKiss9hrsagree GaryG:But"whereareyoucomingfrom?"issomethingelseentirely,meaning"fromwhatperspectiveareyouapproachingthisissue?".Couldthespeakerhavebeenthinkingofthis?9hrs  -> Quitepossibly!Theasker'snamelookslikeit,uh,comesfromanywherebetweenBeirutandDacca.You'dhavetodeducetheintentionfromthesyntax.Ifucanidentifythelanguage,wecanputoutaKudoZquestion!agree AhmedAMS16daysLogintoenterapeercomment(orgrade) 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