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Pter Posted 18 years ago
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Replies to "How are you?"

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00I was taught many years before that the reply to "How are you?" is "I'm fine. Thank you. And you?" 02br
00Is this still the typical reply from native speakers nowadays? It seems to me that "Good" is more commonly heard. And is there any difference between Americans and British? 0-
  

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00Any answer is fine which answers the question. 0-
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0But this is not really a question and you don't really expect an "answer" when you say "How are you"!02br
00I would like to know what are the most common responses from native speakers nowadays. 0-
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0Fine thanks, and you?02br
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00Just fine, thanks. How about you?02br
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00Good, good. What about you?02br
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00Any combination of these.0-
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0Thanks, GG. The reason I asked is because someone told me that "fine" is no longer used by native speakers. Only non-native still say "fine" because they are taught to do so. It seems that this information is incorrect. 0-
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