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Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–).  The Columbia Guide to Standard American English.  1993.
 
how (conj.)
 
 
meaning “that,” as in She told us how she had left home to seek her fortune and I see how the president is going to London, has long been Standard, although some commentators believe it is now being limited more and more to Conversational and Informal use. See also AS HOW.  1
 
 
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