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Roughquest | 00:10 Fri 29th Dec 2006 | Phrases & Sayings
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Where did this saying come from - and why is it used as a popular greeting?
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The earliest recorded use of the words "How are you?" appears in Dickens' Pickwick Papers, published in the early 1820s. Before then, people would say, "How do you?" which we still see in the more modern "How do you do?", said on being introduced to someone new.
It is simply a way of politely asking, "In what condition are you" or "Is your health good?" etc.
08:25 Fri 29th Dec 2006
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In Greece we say "What are you doing?" which can be really confusing if you want to know what someone is doing!

"What are you doing?"
"Very well, and you?"
"I'm well. What are you doing?"
17:18 Fri 29th Dec 2006

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