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$ z6 c1 c9 g& S: sHow to respond to "How are you?", "What's up?", and other conversation starters. A# j9 h% M. B) Y
6 c6 r4 O+ t3 b# YThere are a few questions that English speakers ask at the beginning of a conversation. These questions are simple tools to find out if there are any interesting topics to discuss.( f' b9 {9 G7 x0 L; O" g- G
( X; }" R7 K/ \You've certainly heard these questions, but you might be confused about how to answer. Here's a list of common answers to the questions "How are you?", "How's it going?", "What's up?", and "What's happening?"
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How are you?) \0 q/ A# _' b7 U
Fine./ l' Q) ?( |1 R$ a
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This is a simple, straight answer. If you don't say anything else, though, it might be a signal that you don't want to continue the conversation.1 }5 }* e$ P+ `, @/ f3 _2 q
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Not bad.9 z" F* E! c& f! a
$ l- L" Q C+ ^$ q; m% _This is a more friendly-sounding answer than "fine".
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Fine, thanks.& z: P2 l O. ~
0 n( L/ ?# A @# bThis answer is formal. You might answer this way if someone you don't know, like a waiter at a restaurant, asks how you are.; X1 N) ]: a( H& S5 B
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Very well, thanks.& o4 H9 C; g1 `/ z5 m
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A person who likes to be grammatically proper might answer this way. Technically, the question "How...?" should be answered with an adverb. However, a lot of English speakers don't know or care about this. The people who do are "by the books" types who insist on using grammatically correct language.. d. P9 m8 L$ E9 c7 a- ?; Q
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Pretty good.3 ~* z% F4 t5 H
: b( |2 n) ~( |4 M5 lIf you don't care as much about grammar, you can answer "Good" or "Pretty good". It's more common and much, much more casual.1 Z! S2 b, y1 c2 ]
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Great! How are you doing?
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- Z' _4 g: G) f# \6 L3 {+ jThis is an enthusiastic, excited response. It's always good to ask a question back to the other person if you want to continue the conversation.6 ~% ^. ?( v. B# U- L5 O
' g3 L5 e2 J' Z' P4 d) G6 w4 S- AI'm hanging in there.) x6 P( |" K# A* ^% i/ S I- z2 a
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This answer makes it sound like you're having a tough day.
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I've been better.
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People usually give positive answers to the question "How are you?" If you give a negative answer like this one, it usually means that you want to tell the listener your sad story. So they'll usually ask what's wrong:3 f9 G+ u F, h, _
; q- a8 t9 x$ k* I) zA: How are you?
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B: I've been better.
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( Y" @+ C7 p) L- k5 f; pB: I just found out that I'm being laid off.* E; K$ B m0 T7 Q$ ~
4 Z, C2 g- L3 X( f9 D+ D6 bHow's it going?) b, b$ [) j2 h' C# Z
This question is similar to "How are you". The answers discussed above all work for "How's it going?" as well.. w Y) ]: ?( W5 x
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Here's another answer that will also work for "How's it going", but not for "How are you?"4 Y' A% l2 U- T: M! w
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It's going well. * d) V/ @5 `8 U& E$ z: @
$ p5 j' n! {" p' X% s& K! m# ?6 L8 yThis is a friendly, polite answer that's suitable for coworkers, clients, and acquaintances that you haven't seen in a while.
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6 z+ M6 [! s" k" ]/ q6 A, W! U+ ZWhat's up?
7 v5 {$ m* d( C. K" B0 N. C/ I7 eThis question means "What's happening in your life?" But you don't have to answer honestly. If you don't want to start a long conversation, you can use one of these standard replies:& N; @ @3 I0 \+ Q$ g U9 i1 R
$ n# g4 W. N; v8 X7 k: X/ Q; ]Nothing much.
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+ D% M; y0 P! @: S% j4 a/ ?* j4 sThis is the most common answer. You can follow it by sharing something interesting that's happening: "Nothing much. Just getting ready for Vanessa's graduation."0 x7 p/ F8 X. } H- L# M7 |* d8 R' y% u
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Not a lot.
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This is another really common answer. It's just a bit fresher than "Nothing much" because it's a little less common.
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This is more to-the-point. It might make you seem a little angry or rude.3 S( p5 B2 Z: P# E# f* z
# `/ ^4 ^3 Q/ I5 ?* d* uOh, just the usual.
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Answer this way if you do mostly the same things each day.1 G0 B% o* ^( ^: o) Z
9 Z$ T1 `5 @3 TJust the same old same old." }, I0 S6 a: P# Q6 E1 c
, T* K7 z9 P2 Z# bThis phrase means that you're doing the same things every day, and you're a little bored of it.# R! }$ `8 @8 }3 G, s* e; s* u1 n- Y
" c- a7 C4 `. gOh gosh, all kinds of stuff! ?% }; ~( R- S9 }$ r
! j5 ]- z4 R2 W. l5 IYou can answer this way if your life has been really busy and exciting lately.8 H/ z4 s2 V+ e- H2 g B e7 `
% C0 o9 f9 {1 G/ s6 U) e! A2 YWhat's happening?
0 p3 N: W# }. N1 WThis question means the same thing as "What's up" and can be answered in the same way.1 w/ p8 ^" ^3 @2 t2 p
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