How are you doing?
What’s the difference between
“How are you?”
and
“How are you doing?”
and when can you use
“How’s it going?”
Thank you for your time.
Top answer
All three are essentially the same superficial question used after greeting someone you know. They are not normally interpreted as real questions to be answered in any detail. You will not need to use any of those expressions very often.
- All three are essentially the same superficial question used after greeting someone you know.
- They are not normally interpreted as real questions to be answered in any detail.
- You will not need to use any of those expressions very often.
- If a relative or friend of yours is recovering from a stay in a hospital, you might call them and ask one of those questions sincerely, but that kind of sincerity is rare in everyday conversations with acquaintances you happen to run into while shopping, for example.
- CJ
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All three are essentially the same superficial question used after greeting someone you know. They are not normally interpreted as real questions to be answered in any detail. You will not need to use any of those expressions very often.
If a relative or friend of yours is recovering from a stay in a hospital, you might call them and ask one of those questions sincerely, but that kind
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