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How are you vs how do you do

Both 'how are you' and 'how do you do' are common greetings in English, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'How are you' is a more informal and common way to ask someone about their well-being, while 'how do you do' is a formal greeting often used when meeting someone for the first time.

Last updated: March 11, 2024 • 1445 views

How are you

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English as an informal way to ask about someone's well-being.

This phrase is a common informal greeting used to inquire about someone's current state or well-being.

Examples:

Hi John, how are you today?
How are you feeling after the long journey?

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'How are you?' asks the captain.
How are you and Sebastian getting - Pretty.
How are you, get my unusual over there.
How are you? - Good.
How are you? - The merengue is a dance...
How are you? - Good.
How are you? I'm just...
How are you, I'm Will.
~ How are you? ~ Almost well.
How are you, Rob? It's a pleasure to meet you.
How are you, my good Francis?
How are you this fine morning?
How are you, noble prince?
How are you, honey? .I'm fine, Dad.
How are you? - Good.
How are you liking the new car?
How are you? I'm fine.
How are you already doing homework?
How are you Jackie, we're just thinking of John.
How are you finding your party?

Alternatives:

How are you doing?
How have you been?
How's it going?
How's everything?
How have you been feeling?

how do you do

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in modern English. It is a formal greeting often used when meeting someone for the first time.

This phrase is a formal greeting used when meeting someone for the first time. It is less common in informal settings.

Examples:

How do you do? I'm pleased to meet you.
How do you do? My name is Sarah.

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Category Archives: Aging - how do you do?
That's Delphon for "how do you do".
Well, how do you do?
Come and say how do you do, children.
So, this is some of my work on how do you do an autonomously self-replicating system.
But how do you do that?
So how do you do that?
Just exactly how do you do your work?
Hello and how do you do? Harrington was married the fourth of March.
But how do you do it, Todd?
Some good reasons, but how do you do it safely? 1.
Sir Malcolm, how do you do?
So to study how do you do that is phenomenal.
But how do you do it without bad consequences? There are a lot of people who would like to have golden brown skin.
One is, how do you do science autonomy underground?
But in practice, how do you do it?
So, how do you do it?
My dear sir, how do you do?
Craig, how do you do this?
However, how do you do?

Alternatives:

Nice to meet you
Pleased to meet you
How do you do, sir/madam?
Greetings
Hello, how are you?

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