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1.1. Do you know how Englishmen greet each other when they
meet and what they say when they leave? No? Then listen:
Part I
You say "How do you do" to a person when you meet him for the
first time. This formula may be used almost any time of the day and it is
rather formal. You say "Good morning" to people whom you know little or
when your greeting is more formal. This formula is used before lunch.
You say "Good afternoon" to people you don't know well between
lunch time (12 a.m.) and tea-time (6 p.m.). You say "Good evening" to
people you don't know very well after 6 p.m. The standard replies to
"Good morning", "Good afternoon" and "Good evening" are the repetition
of the sаmе words. "Good day" is never used as a greeting. The most
informal greeting is "Hello" ("Hi" is used mainly in the USA). This formula
is usually used with the first name, not with the surname "Hello, Janet".
After an informal or friendly greeting often comеs the question: "How are
you?" or "How are you getting on?" The answer may be "(I'm) very/ quite
well, thank you"; "Fine, thanks")
or "Not too/sо bad (thank you)" "Sо-so".
Part II
As a rule when introducing somebody you say: "Mrs. White, may I
Introduce Mr. Blake?" "Let me introduce..." is less formal. The simplest
form of introducing is just saying: "Mrs, White.- Mr. Blake".
The usual response to an introduction is "How do you do", which is a
sort of greeting and not a question (about your health) and the best
answer is "How do you do".
Sometimes you may say less formally: "(I'm) glad/pleased to meet
you", "Happy to meet you". These formulas are common in America but
are not often used in Britain by educated people.
Part III
When you want to take your leave you can use one of the phrases, like:
"(Well/I'm afraid) I must be going/off now",
“It's time I was going/off". After that you say "Good bye", but there is a
number of other less formal phrases such as "Bye-bye!", "Cheerio!", "See
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1.1. Do you know how Englishmen greet each other when they
meet and what they say when they leave? No? Then listen:
Part I
You say "How do you do" to a person when you meet him for the
first time. This formula may be used almost any time of the day and it is
rather formal. You say "Good morning" to people whom you know little or
when your greeting is more formal. This formula is used before lunch.
You say "Good afternoon" to people you don't know well between
lunch time (12 a.m.) and tea-time (6 p.m.). You say "Good evening" to
people you don't know very well after 6 p.m. The standard replies to
"Good morning", "Good afternoon" and "Good evening" are the repetition
of the sаmе words. "Good day" is never used as a greeting. The most
informal greeting is "Hello" ("Hi" is used mainly in the USA). This formula
is usually used with the first name, not with the surname "Hello, Janet".
After an informal or friendly greeting often comеs the question: "How are
you?" or "How are you getting on?" The answer may be "(I'm) very/ quite
well, thank you"; "Fine, thanks")
or "Not too/sо bad (thank you)" "Sо-so".
Part II
As a rule when introducing somebody you say: "Mrs. White, may I
Introduce Mr. Blake?" "Let me introduce..." is less formal. The simplest
form of introducing is just saying: "Mrs, White.- Mr. Blake".
The usual response to an introduction is "How do you do", which is a
sort of greeting and not a question (about your health) and the best
answer is "How do you do".
Sometimes you may say less formally: "(I'm) glad/pleased to meet
you", "Happy to meet you". These formulas are common in America but
are not often used in Britain by educated people.
Part III
When you want to take your leave you can use one of the phrases, like:
"(Well/I'm afraid) I must be going/off now",
“It's time I was going/off". After that you say "Good bye", but there is a
number of other less formal phrases such as "Bye-bye!", "Cheerio!", "See
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