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[crimson trench]

Please be patient

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[digital surge]

It means the same thing but you ll use the first one when you speak and the second when you write

If u use the first one in daily conversation u might sound like a textbook and not natural at all, but grammatically talking, this is correct, only it sounds a bit off

[bitter olive]

they have the same meaning, but there is a notable difference in formality.

In French, there are three ways to ask questions:

• intonation
  "il se passe quoi ?"
  built like an affirmative sentence
  formality: informal
• est-ce que
  "qu'est-ce qu'il se passe ?"
  using est-ce que to indicate a question
  formality: standard
• inversion
  "que se passe-t-il ?"
  following strict inversion rules
  formality: formal

[weak spoke]

Oh right, I've read this topic, it didn't occur to me that it's a matter of using inversion versus est-ce que

Or I guess in this case qu'est-ce qui

Wait now I have another question, is there a difference between

• Qu'est-ce qu'il se passe ?
• Qu'est-ce qui se passe ?

Or I guess which version is more correct

[bitter olive]

they're both correct
the first one tends to be slightly more formal though