A greeting is a polite phrase of welcome or recognition given by someone upon meeting another, or when beginning a letter to another.
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What are exchanges like “How are you,” “I'm fine,” and “See you later” called?
Some verbal/written exchanges convey almost no meaning but are part of the protocol of conversation. For example, somebody greets you with "How are you?" and they're not usually not listening for ...
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Do you really answer “How do you do?” with “How do you do?”
We're told in our English classes (learning English as a foreign language) that the only possible answer to
How do you do?
is to repeat the question:
How do you do?
(While it's ...
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“Good night” or “good evening”?
If it's 7:30pm, which of these phrases is correct, Good night or Good evening?
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“How's things?” or “How are things?”
In a short interview where people were introducing themselves I saw something that grammatically sounds erroneous. Is the use of How's things instead of How're things a kind of expression or a simple ...
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Should I capitalize the starting sentence after a greeting that ends in a comma (e.g. “Hello,”)?
Should I open the starting sentence after comma in adressing "Hi," ("Hello,") with capital letter?
Hi, Xxxl, Dear Xxx L,
let me ...
vs.
Dear Xxx L,
Let me ...
In Russian it ...
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Is it redundant to append “bye” to “speak to you later”?
Are the closing greetings "see you later", "talk to you later", and the like sufficient to end a conversation (especially a phone conversation) or must they be succeeded by "bye" or another word of ...
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Are you well? Happy New Year's Eve!
What are more formal ways to say "How are you" with a hint of positive expectation, in the sense that you want the other person to confirm that his/her life is just fine. Does "Are you well?" work?
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Greeting a close friend (United States)
I (male) have a very good (female) friend over in the south-western United States that I met one year ago and we're exchanging mails or messages from time to time. We're both not older than 22 and I ...
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How do you greet multiple recipients in an e-mail?
How do you greet multiple recipients in an e-mail?
Assuming they're both male, I just use "Sirs", but it seems a bit informal.
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When is it appropriate to use the title “Miss” as opposed to “Ms.”?
There has been some disagreement in my other online searches, and in my own education.
Assuming that I do not know if the individual addressed is married, when should I use Miss Brown, and when ...
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What is an appropriate response to “what's up” greeting?
Sorry if it's a trivial question, but when someone uses what's up as a greeting I have no idea what they want to hear. What are the possible answers and what does this question mean exactly?
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Formal way to wish good morning
I am not a native English speaker, the source of my learning is books, websites and of course movies and music.
In the movie — if I remember the name correctly — The Last Samurai, I heard that they ...
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“I'm well” vs. “I'm good” vs. “I'm doing well”, etc
The greeting How are you? is asking How are you doing in general?
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How are you?
I'm well. [Misunderstood the question.]
because well as an adjective which means:
in good health ...
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Is it appropriate to use the salutation “Dear All” in a work email?
I have observed that in my work place, whenever a mail is sent to more that one person( like an information, meeting request or a notice etc.), the mail starts with the salutation "Dear All". This, ...
