top | item 14802155 (no title) acalderaro | 8 years ago Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but should the "What's the name mean" in the about section be "What does the name mean?" or "Whats the name mean?"The first is "proper" the second is colloquial. At least that's what I thought. discuss order hn newest keithasaurus|8 years ago It's not proper grammar :) Proper grammar would be "What does the name mean?"It's written this way simply because it's a question I've heard a lot, and when people say it, they usually combine "what" and "does" and say "What's the name mean?" jszymborski|8 years ago The 's contraction can mean 'is', 'does' or 'has'.In this case "What's the name mean" expands to "What does the name mean"."Whats the name mean" is grammatically incorrect. :)
keithasaurus|8 years ago It's not proper grammar :) Proper grammar would be "What does the name mean?"It's written this way simply because it's a question I've heard a lot, and when people say it, they usually combine "what" and "does" and say "What's the name mean?"
jszymborski|8 years ago The 's contraction can mean 'is', 'does' or 'has'.In this case "What's the name mean" expands to "What does the name mean"."Whats the name mean" is grammatically incorrect. :)
keithasaurus|8 years ago
It's written this way simply because it's a question I've heard a lot, and when people say it, they usually combine "what" and "does" and say "What's the name mean?"
jszymborski|8 years ago
In this case "What's the name mean" expands to "What does the name mean".
"Whats the name mean" is grammatically incorrect. :)