Asking about someone’s health

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oh, things are coming together nicely, thank you.

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In Britain especially, we do like to talk about health

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a fare amount, especially to the older generation.

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You maybe had a public struggle with health.

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There are a couple of things you can say

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that are more formally, obviously,

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because you're talking to an elder.

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Number six is how's your health?

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If you know that they've got a health issue

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that they're happy to talk about,

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then how's your health is the perfectly reasonable way

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of saying how are you.

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Two other ways are hello, I hope you're well,

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or I trust you're well.

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They're not necessarily questions,

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it's more statements about health.

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Right, let's move onto funny phrases.

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Now these are if you want to show a bit of character.

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A lot of them of quite American.

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I wouldn't necessarily advise using these

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in a formal situation or in an English exam

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or around people you don't know.

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Try them out with friends and family first.

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Number one is howdy.

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This is very American.

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It's basically a shortened down version

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of how do you do.

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How do you do, howdy.

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We also have how's it hanging.

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Hey, how's it hanging?

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Again, very American, but it's kind of come over to the UK

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because we watch American films and TV shows here.

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Number there, a very old-fashioned one

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that's sort of coming back because of old-fashioned TV shows