How are you? VS How are you doing? VS How do you do?

[pickyx]

About greetings, when to use How are you? How are you doing? How do you do?
What are the differences?

Thanks!

 

[tunaafi]

The first is fairly neutral these days.
The second is slightly informal.
The third is rather formal and old-fashioned.

 

[pickyx]

The first is fairly neutral these days.
The second is slightly informal.
The third is rather formal and old-fashioned.

Which one can be spoken to stranger? which one can be spoken to friends, families?

 

[Copyright]

We have many previous threads on this subject here.

 

[Cagey]

Here are a couple of threads to begin with:

Greeting - How do you do? [and responses]
Greeting - How are you? - How are you doing?
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Copyright's link leads to many more.

Notice that 'How do you do?' has a special use, different from that of the other two.
See our dictionary's definition of How do you do?.

sentence substitute
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Also: how do?, how d'ye do? a formal greeting said by people who are being introduced to each other or are meeting for the first time
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You are welcome to add a question to any existing thread.

This thread is closed.

Cagey,
English Only moderator.