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You are right, that is very common here. The "proper" answer is Fine. It is not meant literally, and the questioner usually does not want to hear about whatever may be actually troubling you if you are not feeling "fine".

Even knowing this, greetings like this rather annoy me. I don't like lying if I'm not fine even though you are supposed to and answering them honestly requires more self-reflection than I should really have to go through on the spur of the moment just because I bumped into a casual acquaintance. So, even though it isn't proper etiquette, I like to turn it back around on the questioner and make them have to think.

The last is a personal favorite, because it turns the question completely back to the questioner. At least half the time they don't even notice and don't think to answer. In AE New York [Elderly] a list of your more explicit intestinal symptoms and the doctors prognosis for them.

In America, sometimes people don't even respond directly to this kind of question at all. For instance, I've often heard the following format involving a radio interviewer and his guest:. Other answers here have correctly identified the "usual" response to this question. Something along the lines of "fine", "well", or "good, how about you? But, just because these are the usual responses doesn't mean that saying something else would be incorrect.

For instance, at work these quick interactions are about all the contact I have with most people. So, all I know about their personality is how they respond. The ones that say something other than "fine" seem a lot more interesting.

As long as you keep your response quick so they don't have to stop and listen, go ahead and say whatever you like. If you're not sure, "fine" works just as well as anything. When I am asked "How it is going? Students: We have free audio pronunciation exercises. Could you give me a bit clearer answer? I'd like to know whether I can answer the question by changing the subject, 'it' to 'you. I don't clearly understand your last post. Please just give me a question and an answer, and I'll be happy to comment.

You are going fine. No, of course you can't do that. If you repeat the subject, it has to be the same subject. Forums English Only English Only. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.

You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Greeting - How is it going? Thread starter eslnoob1 Start date Oct 31, Hi, Im new here.. I read in the other thread about 'how is it going? When someone ask 'How are you? Grafrench Member English Canada. You could say "Good, how's it going for you? For you second question: 'Wazup' is slang for "What's up? You could answer 'nothing' or just tell the person what your doing.

What about just saying "fine, what about you? Social norms dictate that we give a short, fairly positive answer. This is a humorous response that should be used before lunch. To respond with a little humor such as this is actually a great icebreaker when making conversation, and it adds a little lightheartedness to the discussion.

You may use this informal response with co-workers, or even when picking up your morning joe at the coffee shop.