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Commonly Misused English Phrases - "How are you?" vs "How do you do?"

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When you meet someone and he/she greets you with "How do you do?", what should be your response? I bet some of us used to reply with "I'm fine." Is that the proper response?



How do you do?

This is not a question. It is another, very formal way of saying "Hello." It is also very British.

The correct response is;
"Pleased to meet you." or
"How do you do." or
just "Hello."
We only really use it the first time we meet someone.



How are you?

This is a question, but the person asking it doesn't really want to know the truth about your aching back or hangover.

A polite response is;
"I'm fine thanks. And you?"
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7 ulasan :

  1. jfook13 April 2010 10:16 PTG

    Thanks Cikgu. :)

    BalasPadam
  2. Ken Wooi13 April 2010 10:16 PTG

    oh interesting.. i think i learned something new today.. thanks for sharing! =)

    BalasPadam
  3. Idris13 April 2010 11:12 PTG

    To jfook and kenwooi :

    You are most welcome.

    BalasPadam
  4. Unknown15 April 2010 3:05 PG

    oh, never know that. thanks cikgu. =)

    BalasPadam
  5. Eyda26 Julai 2010 10:13 PTG

    Assalamu'alaikum,

    I think learning english is a challenge but teaching english is more challenging, don't you think so cikgu?
    Thanks a lot for the informations. It really helps us a lot.
    Hope to learn more.

    BalasPadam
  6. Adam9 Disember 2010 1:16 PG

    =) I love this one. Thank youuuu cikgu!

    BalasPadam
  7. Tanpa Nama7 Mac 2012 9:36 PTG

    Is there an 's' for informations??

    BalasPadam

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