Which of the following is more suitable as a title for a picture with an arrow toward a part of the body's anatomy?
- How is this called?
- What is this called?
I need this for a picture of a part of the body, that appears without information about this part. So, I need to ask what it is called in anatomical terminology.
Answer
In American English, it's definitely "What is this called?".
"How is this called" is a common mistake with second language learners. If this phrasing is used, it will signal to any native speakers viewing the diagram that it was created by a learner.
In the Google nGram data, "How is this called" doesn't even appear.
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