Greetings and Asking About Health
Formal and Professional
| Greeting/Question | Context | 
| Good morning / afternoon / evening. | Standard, time-specific greeting. | 
| How are you? | Standard, polite, and universally appropriate. | 
| How have you been? | Used when you haven't seen the person in a while. | 
| I hope you are well. | Polite and professional, often used in written communication. | 
Standard and Neutral
| Greeting/Question | Context | 
| Hello! | Simple and friendly. | 
| Hi! | Casual and friendly. | 
| How's it going? | Very common, slightly less formal than "How are you?" | 
| What's up? | Casual and common, often a simple filler question. | 
| How are things? | Good for asking about general life/work status. | 
Informal and Casual (Slang)
| Greeting/Question | Context | 
| Hey! | Short, informal greeting. | 
| Sup? | Short for "What's up?" (Very informal). | 
| Howdy! | (Mostly US/Southern slang). | 
| Alright? | (Mostly UK slang—can be a greeting and a question rolled into one). | 
| Long time no see! | Used when you haven't seen someone in a while. | 
Possible Answers and Responses
Positive Responses
| Response | Context/Tone | 
| I'm very well, thank you. And you? | Formal and polite. | 
| Fine, thank you. How about yourself? | Standard, polite. | 
| Great, thanks! | Enthusiastic and positive. | 
| Pretty good! | Standard, positive, and casual. | 
| Can't complain. | Neutral to positive, suggesting things are satisfactory. | 
| I'm good. / Good. | Simple, common, and casual. | 
| Not bad. | Neutral, meaning acceptable or fine. | 
| Just the usual! | Casual, suggesting things are normal. | 
| All good. | Very casual and brief. | 
Negative or Neutral Responses
| Response | Context/Tone | 
| Not so well, actually. | Direct, for when you want to share a negative feeling. | 
| I've been better. | Common way to indicate you aren't feeling well. | 
| A little under the weather. | Polite way to say you are slightly sick. | 
| I'm okay, thanks. | Neutral, might imply things aren't great but you don't want to elaborate. | 
| Just hanging in there. | Implies you are struggling but surviving (casual). | 
 
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