My German English professor regularly uses the phrase "how it looks like", for example in questions.
How does the social media market look like today?
In my head, it always sounds wrong – I'd rather use "what it looks like" or "how it looks".
What does the social media market look like today?
How does the social media market look today?
Which of the three usages are correct?
Best Answer
An interrogative phrase How replaces the preposition phrase including any prepositions:
like something]?An interrogative phrase with What just replaces a noun phrase:
something]?So, in short, the Original Poster's intuitions are correct. If we try to use How but not delete the preposition, the sentence will be ungrammatical: