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What should I answer for ''What are you up to?''

 xbrinax ·  Apr 6, 2007

xbrinax
New Member
Bulgaria
Bulgaria, Bulgarian

Apr 6, 2007  #1

Hi you all.I'm new here...I just wonder what should I say when a friend say ''What are you up?'' or
''what are you up too''... Is the last answer or ...? what is the proper answer and what is that
sentense means?
If you can say me some nice greetings i can say when I meet my friend..
Thanks in advanse

Siberia
Senior Member
UK-Wales - English

Apr 6, 2007  #2

It depends. If it refers to what I'm doing, I might say, "Not a lot" or "just working/watching tv or
whatever".
If it's intended as another way of saying, "how are things?" I'd just say Fine.

Giordano Bruno
Senior Member
English, England

Apr 6, 2007  #3

it is usually one of those nonsense questions used as a lazy way of starting a conversation. You
may generally reply with anything you wish. If someone has given you a specific task, it may be
that they are trying to find out how far you have got with it and it would then require a fairly
precise answer. By the way, the correct form of the question is "What are you up to?"

Indigo Girl
Member
British Columbia
Canada, English
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Apr 6, 2007  #4

"What are you up to" is a very common and casual (informal) way of saying "What are you doing?"
You may also hear people say "What's up?" which has the same implication. Your answer to this
should be equally casual, as most people don't expect a long or detailed explanation of what you
are doing. Siberia gave some examples. It is not often used in writing but is commonly heard in
conversation.
By the way, advance is spelled with a 'c' not an 's'

Hope this helps.

Indigo Girl

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