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- u. Q$ C# \, z/ `5 r% ^" ZHow to respond to "How are you?", "What's up?", and other conversation starters
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There 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.( K0 A- t# X5 `0 r6 D
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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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5 W% ~( e0 _1 E; f4 g# |5 ^, rFine.
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" } \/ P+ z0 B5 d# ~* @& [2 _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.3 V/ ], Y/ C/ j/ E7 w I* F
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Not bad.
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This is a more friendly-sounding answer than "fine".) I, v& ]! ?, Z9 C
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Fine, thanks. i$ K/ C& D+ O' X: l# \0 }- P9 Z5 `) p
* C- E6 j4 f" S# NThis answer is formal. You might answer this way if someone you don't know, like a waiter at a restaurant, asks how you are.
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Very well, thanks.3 M- K; y2 o8 R9 ^9 ?
; \& S; e3 b3 B; \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.
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5 J3 X! ~9 {) B9 WPretty good.6 n4 p7 R# T$ p; ]9 H; x
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If you don't care as much about grammar, you can answer "Good" or "Pretty good". It's more common and much, much more casual.
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Great! How are you doing?0 i9 I! r; s# c+ \# Q; {
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This 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.; q9 f ?0 R3 U. |
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I'm hanging in there.
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This answer makes it sound like you're having a tough day.6 p' j; _# i0 P; w9 q) k" a
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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:) f" P/ ]; H1 g" f( ^ S
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A: How are you?' A: T* c k$ G! _! ?
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B: I've been better.3 B& w$ L6 R" E* G7 W/ l
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A: What's wrong?
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% P9 r1 O4 r( U& LB: I just found out that I'm being laid off.+ Z+ T& u3 x; V2 h. o
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How's it going?
; @" d* T4 a+ p8 uThis question is similar to "How are you". The answers discussed above all work for "How's it going?" as well.- ?4 r( J |% d0 l- K& }2 |* K
# u1 h; f G u0 c9 XHere's another answer that will also work for "How's it going", but not for "How are you?"
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It's going well. / a% W" ^( p, F; x$ }4 \- ]) X
) d1 t D) r- v/ IThis is a friendly, polite answer that's suitable for coworkers, clients, and acquaintances that you haven't seen in a while. , v! G J9 e @1 H' u d- ~
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What's up?
! E3 t7 `$ b6 LThis 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:
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3 V: S9 ]. |0 F# ?Nothing much./ h5 Y" m _1 o6 d7 W
5 m4 L( \' ~+ @, b- `& bThis 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."2 W' C7 K7 C4 B* f
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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./ |9 @* u/ V8 X& S9 \
( o4 @! f# L4 J" }# s( FNothing.
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This is more to-the-point. It might make you seem a little angry or rude.
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Oh, just the usual./ u J% c% w4 s9 O8 ~% s2 ~) `
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Answer this way if you do mostly the same things each day.
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Just the same old same old.4 p: r* n g5 L
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This phrase means that you're doing the same things every day, and you're a little bored of it.
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Oh gosh, all kinds of stuff!
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1 i) X/ k; C+ Y0 ~ LYou can answer this way if your life has been really busy and exciting lately.
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This question means the same thing as "What's up" and can be answered in the same way.1 U; \- r& k. ~' H# f: e
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