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Is there a difference between the following sentences:

What does hydrophobic mean?
What means hydrophobic?

Apr 15 2014 16:49:49

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Thank you, that was a good explanation. I now understand the difference between the two sentences.

Apr 15 2014 20:30:17

What about, "What hydrophobic means"? is that wrong or informal?

Oct 09 2019 17:18:54

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anonymous
What about, "What hydrophobic means"? is that wrong or informal?

It is a content clause, not a sentence.

e.g. I know what hydrophobic means.

Oct 09 2019 17:34:26

Thank you, that was a good explanation. I now understand the difference between the two sentences.
What about, "What hydrophobic means"? is that wrong or informal?
anonymous
What about, "What hydrophobic means"? is that wrong or informal?
It is a content clause, not a sentence.
e.g. I know what hydrophobic means.