What I’m going to ask you might seem obvious, yet it surprises me how often students get it wrong. Those of you who were in class today know exactly what I mean. So please, be patient and tell me how you would reply to the following greetings:
- How do you do?
- How are you?
- How are you doing?
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1.How do you do ?
reply – How do you do ?
2.How are you ? / How are you doing ?
reply – I’m fine, thank you.
I think “How do you do ?” is similar to “Nice to meet you”.
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Number 1, correct and yes, it’s similar to “Nice to meet you”.
Number 2, also correct.
Number 3 is the least formal, so you can give a more honest reply than the standard “fine, thanks”.
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