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Hrsanei Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Par

I have heard the expression on the par/ under the par, but I am not sure how to use it propperly

Can we use Is everything on the par? as a replacement for How is everything going on?

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I really only hear it in the context of someone's work (his work is sub-par) or as an idiom to say that things are always the same in a negative context (par for the course). I wouldn't recommend using it as a greeting. "

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  • I really only hear it in the context of someone's work (his work is sub-par) or as an idiom to say that things are always the same in a negative context (par for the course).
  • I wouldn't recommend using it as a greeting.
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I really only hear it in the context of someone's work (his work is sub-par) or as an idiom to say that things are always the same in a negative context (par for the course).

I wouldn't recommend using it as a greeting.

"How is everything going on?"

Change the above to "How is everything?" or "What's going on?" or "How is everything going?"
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hrsaneiCan we use Is everything on the par? as a replacement for How is everything going on?
No. The word par is not used very much. When things are satisfactory they are "up to par". Previously in this thread, you saw the explanation for "par for the course". Other than in those two expressions, I seldom hear the word.

CJ
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