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Which of these do Americans often say?
1. How many hours of sleep did you get last night?
2. How long did you sleep last night?
3. How much sleep did you get last night?
Which of these do Americans often say?
1. How many hours of sleep did you get last night?
2. How long did you sleep last night?
3. How much sleep did you get last night?
1. How many hours of sleep did you get last night?
2. How long did you sleep last night?
3. How much sleep did you get last night?
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They are all very natural. I think #3 is said most often, then #1. #2 is probably the least often said, by far.
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They are all very natural. I think #3 is said most often, then #1. #2 is probably the least often said, by far.
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- Simplified Chinese (China)
@everything42 Thanks. If I change “get” to “have”, do the sentences still sound natural?
1. How many hours of sleep did you have last night?
2. How much sleep did you have last night?
1. How many hours of sleep did you have last night?
2. How much sleep did you have last night?
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@brandun They sound a little unnatural if you use "have" instead of "get," but only slightly. They are still grammatically correct and easy to understand.
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- Simplified Chinese (China)
@everything42 Then what verbs can I say other than “get”?
1. How many hours of sleep did you ____ last night?
2. How much sleep did you ____ last night?
1. How many hours of sleep did you ____ last night?
2. How much sleep did you ____ last night?
- English (US)
@brandun For those sentences, I can't think of any other verbs. You can also say "get in" but that is less common.
I think using "get" is the most common way that Americans say it. You can also say...
- How many hours did you sleep last night?
- How much did you sleep last night?
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- Simplified Chinese (China)
@everything42 Ok. In this situation, using “sleep” as a verb is less common than using it as a noun, right?
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@brandun Right.
Another common way to talk about it is, "Did you sleep well last night?" This is more vague, since it doesn't specifically refer to an amount/length of time. It might imply amount/length of time, or it can be about quality of sleep, or whether sleep was interrupted during the night, etc.
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