Timeline for What do you think of it / How do you think of it?

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Dec 30, 2013 at 5:33	comment	added	user230		+1. It's true that the how sentence is strange, but it's because it's strange that it's so useful to explain what it means. Distinguishing how and what is a challenge for native speakers of many languages, and the explanation here is (in my opinion) welcome.
Dec 30, 2013 at 2:56	comment	added	godel9		@Matt Thanks for the feedback... I've incorporated your comments into my answer.
Dec 30, 2013 at 2:52	history	edited	godel9	CC BY-SA 3.0	Significant cleanup
Dec 30, 2013 at 2:32	history	edited	godel9	CC BY-SA 3.0	Pointed out that the last sentence is not a common construction.
Dec 30, 2013 at 2:21	comment	added	Matt		"How did you think about the film" is extremely unidiomatic. You might be asked "How did the film make you feel" or "What are your thoughts about the film" to ask for an analysis of the film, but more generally "What did you think of the film" or "How was the film" are both idiomatic ways to say "What was your opinion of the film".
Dec 30, 2013 at 1:02	vote	accept	Listenever
Dec 29, 2013 at 14:59	comment	added	Damkerng T.		+1 for pointing out the use of How did you think about ... It's very useful.
Dec 29, 2013 at 14:20	history	answered	godel9	CC BY-SA 3.0