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General greetings and inquiries
How's it going?
How's everything?
How's life? | (This means "How are you?" not "Where are you going?") |
Asking about present activities What's up?
What's happening? | (What are you doing now?) |
Asking and telling about recent events What's new?
Guess what? | (What interesting has happened since I last saw you?)
(I want to tell you something. Ask me about it.)
(The appropriate response to this is "What?")
A: Guess what?
A: I just got a new job. | B: What?
B: Congratulations! |
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Bringing up a serious topic
