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Hans51 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
The expression "How is it going?"
I have heard of "How is it going?" and I was wondering if "How is it going with you?" is natural to use and when someone says, "How is it going?", it just means "how are you?" or sometimes the pronoun "it" can refer to something mentioned before like "How is it(= your business) going?" Or "How is it going?" is just used idiomatically for the meaning of "How are you?" and there is no specific meaning in the "it" Or the pronoun "it" can mean something mentioned before in context? What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much in advance.
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" Yes. Usually "with you" is assumed, and left out. Hans51 Or the pronoun "it" can mean something mentioned before in context?
- " Yes.
- Usually "with you" is assumed, and left out.
- Hans51 Or the pronoun "it" can mean something mentioned before in context?
- Yes.
- "It" can be referenced in the sentence or in context.
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Hans51I was wondering if "How is it going with you?" is natural to use and when someone says, "How is it going?", it just means "how are you?"Yes. Usually "with you" is assumed, and left out.
Hans51Or the pronoun "it" can mean something mentioned before in context?Yes. "It" can be referenced in the sentence or in context.
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Thank you so much and then when someone says, "How is it going?" as a greeting, there is no specific meaning in the "it", right?
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Hans51Thank you so much and then when someone says, "How is it going?" as a greeting, there is no specific meaning in the "it", right?Right. And the contraction "how's" is nearly always used, given the informality of the expression.
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