Basic Greetings & Responses
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Hey!
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an informal way of saying `hi` or `hello`
How are you?
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a polite way of greeting someone and asking how they are doing
How's it going?
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a less formal way of saying `how are you`
How are things going?
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asked, either in a casual or professional situation, when you're curious to know if your coworker is doing fine or if they have any work updates to share
What's up?
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a casual way of asking what's happening or what's going on
It's a pleasure to meet you.
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a very formal way of greeting someone you meet for the first time
Nice to meet you.
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a pleasant and polite greeting said to someone you meet for the first time
Glad to finally meet you.
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used when meeting someone for the first time but implies that you have heard stories about the person through acquaintances
I'm glad to see you.
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a greeting that is used to express pleasure in meeting someone
Long time no see!
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a greeting to someone that you haven't seen in a long time
I haven't seen you in...
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followed by a specific or general duration such as years, months, days, etc. and used to greet someone you haven't met in a while
It's been a while.
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said when greeting someone you haven't met for quite some time
It's a surprise to see you here.
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a greeting used when you meet someone unexpectedly
Fancy meeting you here!
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a colloquial way of expressing surprise in meeting someone
Speak of the devil!
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when used as a greeting, implies that you were previously talking about that person
Welcome back!
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a greeting for someone who has returned from another place
I'm fine, thank you.
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common response to `how are you` or `are you okay/alright`
I'm good. And you?
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a response to `how are you` which returns the question to the other person
Not much.
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a typical response to greetings such as `what's up` and `what's new,` indicating there's nothing interesting happening in your life
No complaints.
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a response to `how are you,` meaning that everything is going well
Couldn't be better.
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a way to express that you are in a good mood and in very high spirits