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How do people respond to How are you??

American English (out of 20 responses)


1. Good 2. (Im) Okay 3. Im doing great (fine) < Other responses >
4. Very well 1 time 5. All right 1 time 6. Not (so/too) bad 1 time 7. etc.
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British English (out of 108 responses)


34 times 31 times 17 times

7 times 1. (Im) All right(Alright) 6 times 2. (Im) Fine, thanks 3 times 3. (Im) Very well, thanks < Other responses >
4. Not (so/too) bad 7 times 5. Okay 6 times 6. Good 1 time 7. etc.

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Asking back? 1 time out of 20 ~ How are you?

Asking back? 18 times out of 108 ~ and you? ~ and yourself? ~ How are you?
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American English (20 responses)


how are you how are you how are you how are you how are you how are you how are you how are you how are you how are you how are you how are you how are you how are you how are you how are you how are you how are you how are you how are you ? okay? that's about all i can predict out of some of you. yeah even my husband i'm never quite sure doing? you're doing very well. doing? (xx) she told me thi ? not too bad doing? good, i like this ? good. ? good. doing? uh i'm okay, how 'bout ? i'm doing, great. ? good how are you? ? i'm okay. are you graduat ? okay, i just t today? good how 'bout you? doing today oh all righty i think we know what we're going to speak i'm doing fine so you want to talk football eh well i guess you better doing today? great Nancy you're in Plano also uh well good to hear today good well as a matter of fact i'm before we started this conversation doing okay well go right ahead now now how long ago was it that good where are you from oh okay yeah right that be great go ahead there okay hi um i was just thinking this morning about how people

British English (108 responses)


how are you? Very well thanks. Yourself? I, fine How are you? All right how are you? Oh very well How are you? Alive. Well How are you today? I'm fine. How are you? I'm alive How are you? I's very well thank's How are you? I's very well thank's. How are you how are you? I'm very well How are you? Oh I'm very well thank you and How are you? All right how are you? Fine thank you How are you? Fine thank you How are you? Fine thank you how are you? Oh, I'm fine, thank you. 17 HUV Ellen hello. Ellen? Ellen? I'm not Ellen How are you? I'm fine how are you? I'm very well thank you how are you how are you? I'm very well thank you how are you? I'm very well too how are you? Hello I'm fine thank you How are you? I'm fine thanks how are you? Fine Mrs. Blick, and yourself? How are you? I'm well how are you? Fine how are you? I'm fine how are you? Fine how are you? I'm fine How are you? Ooh fine thanks How are you? Alright How are you? Alright mate. is it? How are you? Not too bad. Not hundred percent either How are you? Very well thank you. How are you? I was alright till I see you. How are you? Not so bad how are you? Alright? Yes thank you How are you? Not bad how are you? I'm fine how are you? Alright. How are you? Alright. How are you? Fine thank you. How are you? Alright Thank you How are you? Alright how are you? Good how are you? Hi Chris. Fine thank you how are you? Alright thanks. how are you? Alright, thank you How are you anyway? Tired. How are you? how are you? I'm fine.

how are you? I'm okay. how are you? Alright. how are you Alright. how are you? I, I'm not too bad How are you anyway? Alright thank you how are you? How are you? I'm alright. Good. How are you? Fine how are you? Fine thank you How are you? Oh okay thanks How are you? Alright. How are you? Yeah, hi How are you? Yeah. Hello Georgie how are you? Well I ain't very happy How are you? Not too bad. How are you? Alright How are you? Oh a lot better today How are you? Fine thanks How are you? Alright. how are you? Hiya! How are you? Alright How are you? Oh ok, how are you love? I'm alright thanks, how are you? Very good. How are you love? Alright thanks. How are you? how are you? Yes, alright how are you? Very well thanks and yourself? How are you? Fine, thank you. How are you? Okay. how are you? Hm, hm, down the other end again How are you? Lovely... how are you? Alright Elvia, and you How are you? Okay How are you? Alright. how are you? I'm fine actually How are you? Very well and you? Fine How are you? Alright. How are you? Very well. And you? How are you? Very well. And you? How are you? All right thanks. How are you? I'm fine thanks. How are you? Okay. How's it going? how are you? I'm fine thank you, how are you? I'm fine, fine. well good How are you? Very well thank you How are you? Well? Not bad are you? how are you? Alright. How are you? Fine thanks.

How are you? All right thank you How are you? All right thank you. How are you? All right thanks How are you? Fine. how are you? Alright. How are you? Fine thank you. How are you? Right across the world, fine! how are you? Yes of course yes. How are you? Give me a kiss then. Thank you. how are you? I'm alright How are you? Not bad. How are you? Fine thanks. How are you? Fine. How are you. Very well, thank you, how are you? How are you? Too bad. How are you? Hello. I'm fine. how are you?, I'm fine how are you? Alright now.

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