Hello, everybody
I understand there are a lot of greeting expressions in English, but I am not so sure about the subtle difference of nuance and
I'd like to know how to use them at proper situation.
For examples; "How are you? " and "How are you doing?"
"How are things with you?" "What's up?" etc.
I'd be very glad if you could answer my questions.
Meg
I'd like to know the differenes....
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Re: I'd like to know the differenes....
All of these examples are informal greetings with virtually identical meanings. These phrases in particular are simply pleasantries that people exchange, much as they do all over the world. I should point out, though, that "How are things with you?" is not normally heard, and the others are usually spoken thusly (at least in the Midwest):Meg wrote:Hello, everybody
I understand there are a lot of greeting expressions in English, but I am not so sure about the subtle difference of nuance and
I'd like to know how to use them at proper situation.
For examples; "How are you? " and "How are you doing?"
"How are things with you?" "What's up?" etc.
I'd be very glad if you could answer my questions.
Meg
How are you? = How are ya?
How are you doing? = How ya doin'?
What's up? = Whazzup? (increasingly being heard among the young - ugh!).
A typical response to the above would be: "Fine. You doin' all right?" (The speakers generally do not actually care either way, but these are standard.)
Other comparable greetings to these include: "Hot enough for you?" (in the summer of course); "Workin' hard?" and the inimitable "Howdy" (usually not heard outside of the Midwest unless joking). "Hi," "Yo," and "Hey there" are also used.