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Would his parents understand him the way you do?

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Would his parents understand him how you do?

is the rephrasing above grammatically ok?

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    I would prefer Would his parents understand him as you do?
    – Anonym
    Sep 11, 2015 at 6:50

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Your phrase is grammatical. The adverb, 'how', means

In what manner or way; by what means ...

(how. (n.d.) American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. (2011). Retrieved September 11 2015 from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/how).

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