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17 Feb 2014
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English (US)
Question about English (US)
how to answer "how are you " natively?
how to answer "how are you " natively?
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I'm doing good/I'm doing well/I'm ok(when you are not so well, but don't want to sound rude)/ not so good/ I'm feeling a bit under the weather today(fancy way of saying you are sick)
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"Good" is grammatically improper, but used commonly. "I'm fine." "I'm doing well." These are better responses and grammatically correct.

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