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Candy Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Very well
"Very well, thank you."
The other day I talked with a friend of mine who is an American on the phone.
As a greeting she asked me "How are you doing?" I replied; "Very well, thank you."
After talking for a while, she gave me some advice on my English.
According to her, using "Very well." as a reply for "How are you? / How are you doing?" sounds a little old-fashioned and native English speakers(maybe Americans?) don't use the expression much in modern English.
Is this true?
I'm interested in what you think about this.
Many thanks in advance.
Candy
The other day I talked with a friend of mine who is an American on the phone.
As a greeting she asked me "How are you doing?" I replied; "Very well, thank you."
After talking for a while, she gave me some advice on my English.
According to her, using "Very well." as a reply for "How are you? / How are you doing?" sounds a little old-fashioned and native English speakers(maybe Americans?) don't use the expression much in modern English.
Is this true?
I'm interested in what you think about this.
Many thanks in advance.
Candy
Top answer
Well, even though I am not a native speaker, I don't agree with what your friend said. I obviously ask such question many times to customers per day as a routine since I am working in a service industry and the replies I get are following, "I am GOOD! " => most time or just smiles or not even a reply Others including, "I am very well, thank you" "Not too bad" => very rarely Well, so I don't think it's an old-fashioned expression.
- Well, even though I am not a native speaker, I don't agree with what your friend said.
- I obviously ask such question many times to customers per day as a routine since I am working in a service industry and the replies I get are following, "I am GOOD!
- " => most time or just smiles or not even a reply Others including, "I am very well, thank you" "Not too bad" => very rarely Well, so I don't think it's an old-fashioned expression.
- " then s/he would be correct or I would agree.
- I think it's only his/her opinion.
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Well, even though I am not a native speaker, I don't agree with what your friend said.
I obviously ask such question many times to customers per day as a routine since I am working in a service industry and the replies I get are following,
"I am GOOD! " => most time
or
just smiles
or
not even a reply
Others including,
"I am very
I obviously ask such question many times to customers per day as a routine since I am working in a service industry and the replies I get are following,
"I am GOOD! " => most time
or
just smiles
or
not even a reply
Others including,
"I am very
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