Asking the question back

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you've responded,

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you'll probably ask the other person how

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they are. And we very often simply ask

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you or yourself. For example, h same old

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you or not bad thanks yourself. Now

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using yourself like this isn't entirely

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grammatically correct but again it's

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very common. You might also ask how are

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things on your end or how are things at

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your end. This is more informal. Now,

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for our final section, we're going to

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talk about how to give a more honest

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answer when you're not doing too well. A

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common response is been better or been

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better to be honest. These sentences

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also contain an example of ellipsis.

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I've is emitted. We can also simply say,

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oh, you know, and then continue with

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more details. For example, how's it

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going? Oh, you know, Alan's not well

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again. You might also say, it hasn't

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been the easiest week or month. It

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hasn't been the easiest is a bit softer

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than saying, it's been the hardest or

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worst week or month. You can also say

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it's been some day. And this means I've

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had a rough day. And finally, when

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you're