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, E: p+ e2 A( V6 e4 ^" \How to respond to "How are you?", "What's up?", and other conversation starters! [( y9 }: A1 N% y9 p' ^
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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.- D0 S0 W7 M3 c* L% D% s
B: Q4 P/ ^# B% H% _4 rYou'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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Fine.
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5 v5 E' V* l. j& u: g2 BThis 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.2 U# `, c$ F# W6 ~' j
* f* ~9 C. u, Q' T# \Not bad.
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4 Z% E. w4 R9 |. I2 b$ GThis is a more friendly-sounding answer than "fine".. z, k8 z& \2 M
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Fine, thanks.
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This 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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+ a9 i" s" q. h3 gVery well, thanks.
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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.
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2 u' f: c @! |" I; ~3 N ]Pretty good./ {/ ]) t- ]& o& P8 G
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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.+ L/ [. l( \* X. U5 p! @3 t' U
! g: Z4 u8 @( g: EGreat! How are you doing?& T" }+ k% J$ S4 T
; j1 I4 c$ B9 ^; g8 hThis 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.
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I'm hanging in there.$ e$ g$ W v0 Q, Q1 B2 E K
* o! h+ I i) \This answer makes it sound like you're having a tough day.
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. ~! ?: ^6 m8 a( T6 E7 E" aI've been better.3 l, A( e' X( {4 N: {) T
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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:' z0 @ b1 J# Z9 y5 |4 W
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B: I've been better.6 ?; h+ n [3 N: {
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B: I just found out that I'm being laid off.! Y) [5 o% T" ]. [/ u$ D
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How's it going?% p& m4 ]8 j6 j/ l; x9 |5 J1 o
This question is similar to "How are you". The answers discussed above all work for "How's it going?" as well.
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/ k) V8 t, E9 l( _* IHere's another answer that will also work for "How's it going", but not for "How are you?" o- O O7 G9 l z, k, c+ b; e
, @# o6 d+ I4 S7 ]- bIt's going well. ' A/ z; a5 R" m% S" l% h' Y6 S
7 _) r( O9 f) B& Z `This 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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; ~# w; O5 j! P8 [2 M. w- JWhat's up?
5 [$ P' j' w1 y. sThis 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:3 w1 c; p7 [( h" F8 T
: X, I/ M$ X" }( \0 b: WNothing much.1 Q, D! o) F+ u* ?
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This 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."
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+ x8 F5 H" i V: X/ GNot a lot.
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* M$ D6 |7 ?, F$ K, a+ J$ lThis 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.$ H3 N+ T) i5 c/ l/ }2 `! s- v- u1 E
$ e% ~3 E* G- [Oh, just the usual.
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1 q/ B/ ? |3 QAnswer this way if you do mostly the same things each day.
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( w5 m+ _! L- @+ R5 D6 kThis 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!1 N- R6 j6 J' o1 B
1 m& V- V" J/ d5 r1 N% CYou can answer this way if your life has been really busy and exciting lately./ m: z- g$ h" V3 M- w4 r2 G
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This question means the same thing as "What's up" and can be answered in the same way.
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