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; [9 w2 {2 ]3 A( T5 \  B& gHow to respond to "How are you?", "What's up?", and other conversation starters* T8 Q$ n% D9 T  v3 s; x  \" ]3 M) t
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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.
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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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How are you?
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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.$ d( Y, l4 e) U. |& N1 q% l& L
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Not bad.
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This is a more friendly-sounding answer than "fine".2 N! K4 t% g" H* L  O* V

1 ~! h6 f% N4 ]0 F' fFine, thanks.6 c+ m  K8 `( |8 D  h4 Z  F7 \

7 e! Q( x1 g( {! c/ R& IThis answer is formal. You might answer this way if someone you don't know, like a waiter at a restaurant, asks how you are.: H* Z( C) f0 r# ]
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Very well, thanks./ ^! g/ o4 N$ o) h
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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/ N4 ]& q$ M: p. G; N- @

8 o7 s* ]' M2 ~7 U3 _0 |Pretty good.
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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?
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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.
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This answer makes it sound like you're having a tough day.6 w" n( V( B3 l9 O7 T

) E. i8 F( s$ XI've been better.7 w8 r3 o; q' [3 n7 B4 U
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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:8 d6 k# E2 r4 k# Q

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B: I just found out that I'm being laid off., f, R) o) S5 N6 e  h

) E( O# ^2 P, k& _& j& jHow's it going?4 F; _1 x+ I0 v9 E' {$ y( S& }, e
This question is similar to "How are you". The answers discussed above all work for "How's it going?" as well.3 a- E# X1 x' n# ?6 b9 A

0 U% s0 ^/ p9 I: [/ }Here'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. : X+ N+ H# s$ R/ z
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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. 0 S% I# s+ o% }# Y/ C0 m# C1 H

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This 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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& B# P: ~/ R. R( J5 M' PThis 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.". A) ?, e- z, J8 s- f

5 l" G+ V  m. U9 S# h5 u! C, bNot a lot.
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, `9 e" y& K$ W8 QThis 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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* R- p2 B" @9 zThis is more to-the-point. It might make you seem a little angry or rude.0 G$ x6 A) }/ J" p. x6 z. A. r
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Oh, just the usual.6 J* d! U+ @7 m! \) h1 L; F, a9 i

2 k! w6 a: N5 K. M7 p+ E# m; DAnswer this way if you do mostly the same things each day.
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Just the same old same old.
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This phrase means that you're doing the same things every day, and you're a little bored of it.* O& G  Y/ v9 C1 q+ z+ b$ B7 |

1 B& \0 }! e. q* `1 WOh gosh, all kinds of stuff!
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You can answer this way if your life has been really busy and exciting lately.
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! ?  g' y* J6 B. `3 W2 OWhat's happening?
: W: W- r8 D; X4 IThis question means the same thing as "What's up" and can be answered in the same way.
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发表于 2015-11-2 21:55 来自手机 | 显示全部楼层
我很烦有人这么打招呼,感觉是小流氓和黑人专用问候语,我一般都回应,“我操你妈”
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发表于 2015-11-2 22:02 | 显示全部楼层
lol,,,,,,boooooo
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发表于 2015-11-2 22:25 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队 追求完美
martins 发表于 2015-11-2 21:55# B6 A' X# o, y4 d9 N" T
我很烦有人这么打招呼,感觉是小流氓和黑人专用问候语,我一般都回应,“我操你妈”

" \$ B: v8 D2 k6 r$ e0 \# a; b不会吧?年轻人喜欢这么问候。真没觉得怎么啊?
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发表于 2015-11-2 22:28 | 显示全部楼层
Not much
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发表于 2015-11-2 22:29 | 显示全部楼层
Same O same O, same old shit on different hole
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