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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
formal greeting
What is the reply to the formal greeting "How do you do"?
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The reply is the same stock phrase: How do you do? -- sometimes with a slight stress on the you for variety's sake. On second thought, the respondent's stress is more often on the second do -- again, for variety's sake, I believe.
- The reply is the same stock phrase: How do you do?
- -- sometimes with a slight stress on the you for variety's sake.
- On second thought, the respondent's stress is more often on the second do -- again, for variety's sake, I believe.
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The reply is the same stock phrase: How do you do?-- sometimes with a slight stress on the you for variety's sake.
On second thought, the respondent's stress is more often on the second do-- again, for variety's sake, I believe.
On second thought, the respondent's stress is more often on the second do-- again, for variety's sake, I believe.
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Unless you have a mind like a sieve-- like me. I can't even remember to log in anymore-- MM.
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The reply is also How do you do? as it is not actually a question but a greeting.
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