Is it correct to ask “what’s your father?” when you actually mean to ask about his job?
Do you know your father’s name?
Why isn’t this question even written in the U.S. visa application, why does it exist anyway? Is it asking about somebody’s father’s job, his personality, or just what he is? If you take this question literally, the only answer can be “He’s a pig”, or “blah, blah” Is it properly wrong to ask such questions?
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Do I have any experience speaking American English or a Midwestern accent? ” It makes very little sense to me, even if it is acceptable grammar.
What is your father
- of dreams?
- What is your father working in?
If I had to take the phrase literally, I suppose I would interpret it to mean any number of the following things (in order
- of confidence): Ethnicity
- / Race What my father is like (as in, good-natured vs. sad): Hmmmm…So what does that mean? What my
- father does (work)?
Well, when the conversation is already about a mode of being, e.g. If you’re a doctor, that means “what’s your father?” So, what is your father’s name? “, but without the context, there would be no particular reason to associate the question with job status, or anything else that one can be.
In the context of real life, it depends on context. If the discussion is about vocation, if it could fit, since the other person would know what you’re referring to.
What does your dad’s job mean?
