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12 nov 2015
- Alemán
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Español (México)
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Inglés (UK)
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Inglés (US)
Pregunta de Inglés (US)
What's a good reply to "how do you do?"
What's a good reply to "how do you do?"
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- Inglés (US)
Perhaps something like:
"I am doing well. How about you?"
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- Inglés (US)
I'm doing good, how are you? or I'm doing bad, and you? Things like that :)
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- Inglés (US)
- Alemán
I have an English teacher from the UK and she insists that you have to answer "how do you do"....
Like in;
A: "How do you do?"
B: "How do you do?"
as opposed to
A: "How are you?"
B: "Fine, thanks. How about you?"
She said that "How do you do" is a polite phrase to say when you meet someone for the first time.
I wonder why everyone here has a different opinion. Maybe it is different in the UK and the US?
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- Alemán
Actually, This is why I asked this question. I've heard the same but it feels weird to either ignore the question or to reply by asking the same question. Apparently it's like sehr erfreut or angenehm and no answer is expected. Seems different across the pond though.
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