How to Answer WHAT'S UP in English | What Americans REALLY mean #SHORTS
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A common greeting in the US is "What's up?"
But if English isn't your native language,
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you might think, "I don't know, the ceiling fan?"
You know what? When people ask this question
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they're not literally asking what's up and they're
not even asking how we use it idiomatically
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which is to say "What's going on with you?"
It's just another way to say hi. They are literally
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just saying hi when they say "What's up?"
So, how do you respond to
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the question "What's up?"
The most common easiest answer, the one that's
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most expected is "Nothing" or "Not much".
What's up with you?
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So say nothing or not much and then return the
question, that is generally how we respond to this greeting.
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