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3 I1 C u) \2 o) M% p& AHow 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.5 P; P, A5 m+ ]% [. K* H
: ]. d: h) N/ Z ?; h2 ^/ l* j8 FYou'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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/ n* ~+ _" Y( j9 m6 f! `How are you?
9 }0 h! l- s5 I: O; kFine.' x% J: G+ i. R z0 I
$ @# K$ E _$ Q% m% ^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.8 K# x# B8 C% `* Z$ e
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Not bad.
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) E9 `' i7 I$ g+ e* z. d6 Z4 b$ Y% eThis is a more friendly-sounding answer than "fine".+ T q% H8 G0 z4 ]0 B5 C0 M
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, z* o: D( [( F- i$ w \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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0 c3 k; m# v- \! lVery well, thanks.) u; O" c# `; x; \. F& s# f- @. b
7 Y$ q2 T" c2 l |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.1 O8 p% j9 q3 _% i5 T
: t& U! G7 N( F, ]Pretty good.6 ^6 F0 P8 {7 d$ O7 a$ `
& V- X) L6 K/ ]+ a; `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?" t4 G; j/ i0 i, R8 Y5 }
9 K6 u' i* I1 ?6 Z8 p+ U, sThis 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.! O) X+ Y* ~! T$ d% v0 Y- I) ]
! K! W/ j4 O8 n% ]6 pI'm hanging in there.) N4 ?' v2 r5 e
$ V# M, {$ q+ nThis answer makes it sound like you're having a tough day.1 B9 F, S* j3 K" T5 w
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I've been better.
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4 K: h$ F2 C% M- T/ W+ x T# vPeople 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:7 @9 v1 C6 f4 i6 l3 j) z
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A: How are you?! q8 d2 D) v. ]. g& a. Z' g. _
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B: I've been better.
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A: What's wrong?
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1 ^! O a- d# P8 b! [8 M* e7 [B: I just found out that I'm being laid off.
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How's it going?
) |! W6 d Q8 Z* HThis question is similar to "How are you". The answers discussed above all work for "How's it going?" as well.- s% G" M; c8 w. F, E
4 G' q) g3 I- Q2 [; uHere's another answer that will also work for "How's it going", but not for "How are you?"4 G- A/ F# Y) c: P) O
+ e4 F$ q' }( D% b1 Y7 T2 i, JIt's going well.
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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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! m3 H; ?+ C& t, m2 t4 i% a4 @; dWhat's up?
! m& S# j3 ]8 p# s$ kThis 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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Nothing much.
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. @. [. M' W1 R2 P4 g3 iThis 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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. a, s: u" g8 l* WNot 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.$ B# B+ B1 h8 M* h
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This is more to-the-point. It might make you seem a little angry or rude.
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( n7 `8 o$ \; \/ S8 f) OOh, just the usual.; v) W7 L x$ P( l
' e: h. d+ l2 p' N- c% PAnswer this way if you do mostly the same things each day.
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8 g8 z2 u" K# @4 w* Q6 S* I+ ^Just the same old same old.8 e+ r- Q8 t( l6 H
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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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You can answer this way if your life has been really busy and exciting lately.! E" D8 @6 ]# V& t8 q6 B
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This question means the same thing as "What's up" and can be answered in the same way.0 @$ B7 }. F+ P. X6 V2 A* w% r. m
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