Stop Saying “I'm Fine Thank You, and You” It is Wrong! See the Correct Response

When someone asks “ how are you? ” a popular response among many Nigerians is “I'm fine thank you, and you”. However, what many people do not realize is that, such response is bad English. Proper Native English speakers do not respond in such manner.

In this article we will reveal Several ways that you can respond to such greeting without Committing grammatical blunders.

When someone asks how are you? You can use some of the following responses to avoid grammatical errors:

· Happy Answer + Basic Question

* I’m doing great (thanks). How about you?

· Normal Answer + Basic Question

* I’m pretty good what’s new with you

· Busy Answer + Basic Question

* I’ve been a bit busy, but okay. How have things been* with you

· Stressed Answer + Basic Question

* Things have been rough lately but they are getting better, how have you been?

· Satisfied Answer + Basic Question

* Never been better. What about you?

It is very important to note that short responses such as "“I'm good, you?” is also applicable in English, although used informally and sparingly among native English speakers.

Now that you have been enlightened, stop giving the wrong response when someone asks about your welfare.

Share your feedback in the comments section down below.

Good knowledge passed, a worthy read.

I think it's also worth knowing that being a teacher doesn't make you error-proof and that sometimes, you can be prone to correction by your student (s). Therefore, I'd like you to note that "Now that you have BEING enlightened" is wrong. It's "Now that you have BEEN enlightened" .

Thanks for the lesson well taught. I hope to see more from you, as I continue the journey toward building a better vocabulary. You can tag me in your next session.

Humanoid01:
Good knowledge passed, a worthy read.

I think it's also worth knowing that being a teacher doesn't make you error-proof and that sometimes, you can be prone to correction by your student (s). Therefore, I'd like you to note that "Now that you have BEING enlightened" is wrong. It's "Now that you have BEEN enlightened" .

Thanks for the lesson well taught. I hope to see more from you, as I continue the journey toward building a better vocabulary. You can tag me in your next session.

HAHAHA u jus schooled the teacher

Humanoid01:
Good knowledge passed, a worthy read.

I think it's also worth knowing that being a teacher doesn't make you error-proof and that sometimes, you can be prone to correction by your student (s). Therefore, I'd like you to note that "Now that you have BEING enlightened" is wrong. It's "Now that you have BEEN enlightened" .

Thanks for the lesson well taught. I hope to see more from you, as I continue the journey toward building a better vocabulary. You can tag me in your next session.

thanks for the correction chief, Much Obliged!

wearsandtrends1:

HAHAHA u jus schooled the teacher

Nah, I didn't mean it that way. Everyone is prone to error, so I corrected him without any malice intended.

ashybabs:
thanks for the correction chief, Much Obliged!

You're welcome boss. Much respect!

There is nothing wrong with " I am fine, thank you"
Must everybody be in the same mood?
I may not have time for long answers when u greet me

illicit:
There is nothing wrong with " I am fine, thank you"

Must everybody be in the same mood?

I may not have time for long answers when u greet me

hAVE YOU EVER HEARD THE English men say this in movies interviews and what not?

ashybabs:

hAVE YOU EVER HEARD THE English men say this in movies interviews and what not?

They can't say everything in movies as they have to speak according to script.


btw there are varieties of English language and the most important thing is not to flout the rules of grammar.


Grammatically, there is nothing wrong with " I am fine, thank you"

There are many possible combinations of different words to make acceptable phrases, clauses and sentences.


Semantics and syntax

illicit:


They can't say everything in movies as they have to speak according to script.


btw there are varieties of English language and the most important thing is not to flout the rules of grammar.


Grammatically, there is nothing wrong with " I am fine, thank you"

There are many possible combinations of different words to make acceptable phrases, clauses and sentences.

" I am fine, thank you" is totaly fine the suffix 'AND YOU?' IS Absolutely wrong

ashybabs:

" I am fine, thank you" is totaly fine the suffix 'AND YOU?' IS Absolutely wrong

it's not a suffix, it's a phrase.

ashybabs:
Stop Saying “I'm Fine Thank You, and You” It is Wrong! See the Correct Response

When someone asks “ how are you? ” a popular response among many Nigerians is “I'm fine thank you, and you”. However, what many people do not realize is that, such response is bad English. Proper Native English speakers do not respond in such manner.

In this article we will reveal Several ways that you can respond to such greeting without Committing grammatical blunders.

When someone asks how are you? You can use some of the following responses to avoid grammatical errors:

· Happy Answer + Basic Question

* I’m doing great (thanks). How about you?

· Normal Answer + Basic Question

* I’m pretty good what’s new with you

· Busy Answer + Basic Question

* I’ve been a bit busy, but okay. How have things being* with you

· Stressed Answer + Basic Question

* Things have being rough lately but they are getting better, how have you been?

· Satisfied Answer + Basic Question

* Never been better. What about you?

It is very important to note that short responses such as "“I'm good, you?” is also applicable in English, although used informally and sparingly among native English speakers.

Now that you have being enlightened, stop giving the wrong response when someone asks about your welfare.

Share your feedback in the comments section down below.

Guess you know there's difference between "been" and "being"?
All the cases where "being" are used in your post above, ought to have been "been".

Virginnn:


Guess you know there's difference between "been" and "being"?
All the cases where "being" are used in your post above, ought to have been "been".

NA WA Oh
check the first response, apparently id go back to school for this

ashybabs:

NA WA Oh
check the first response, apparently id go back to school for this

you don't like being corrected.
why have you not modify your post?
i no too sabi english but i know say has/have/had =been

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TimoWerner:
you don't like being corrected. why have you not modify your post? i no too sabi english but i know say has/have/had =been

done. thanks

illicit:


it's not a suffix, it's a phrase.

The guy say na suffix.

All these autocorrect wey dey Nairaland ehn!

Q:how are you??
Me: I just dey o..

I only use "I'm very well, thank you" in a formal setting and use "I'm good" informally.

Uyi168:
Q:how are you?? Me: I just dey o..

lol oil dey your head

How are you
Me: udo pasa

Ok

illicit:
There is nothing wrong with " I am fine, thank you"

Must everybody be in the same mood?

I may not have time for long answers when u greet me

I feel there is a lot of things wrong with " I am fine, thank you".
We have gotten so accustomed to that default answer that we often fail to communicate our difficulties and worries to those who want to know about our welfare.

ashybabs:
Stop Saying “I'm Fine Thank You, and You” It is Wrong! See the Correct Response

When someone asks “ how are you? ” a popular response among many Nigerians is “I'm fine thank you, and you”. However, what many people do not realize is that, such response is bad English. Proper Native English speakers do not respond in such manner.

In this article we will reveal Several ways that you can respond to such greeting without Committing grammatical blunders.

When someone asks how are you? You can use some of the following responses to avoid grammatical errors:

· Happy Answer + Basic Question

* I’m doing great (thanks). How about you?

· Normal Answer + Basic Question

* I’m pretty good what’s new with you

· Busy Answer + Basic Question

* I’ve been a bit busy, but okay. How have things been* with you

· Stressed Answer + Basic Question

* Things have been rough lately but they are getting better, how have you been?

· Satisfied Answer + Basic Question

* Never been better. What about you?

It is very important to note that short responses such as "“I'm good, you?” is also applicable in English, although used informally and sparingly among native English speakers.

Now that you have been enlightened, stop giving the wrong response when someone asks about your welfare.

Share your feedback in the comments section down below.

China don't spik inglish

Yet ur phone comes from there!!

Lebanese bad inglish

gives ur likes jobs in ur great nigeria

Dubai prefers speaking arabic

And majority of our successful people's

Next selfie nah from there



People like Yu are the reason nigeria is not bearing a Nigerian name!








The same inglish that named ur kind a damn nigggah

ashybabs:

hAVE YOU EVER HEARD THE English men say this in movies interviews and what not?

lol, so that makes it bad?

ashybabs:

hAVE YOU EVER HEARD THE English men say this in movies interviews and what not?

English language is no longer native to the English. We even have Engligbo. So when I say I'm fine and you? it's left for whoever to figure out what I mean.

ashybabs:
Stop Saying “I'm Fine Thank You, and You” It is Wrong! See the Correct Response

When someone asks “ how are you? ” a popular response among many Nigerians is “I'm fine thank you, and you”. However, what many people do not realize is that, such response is bad English. Proper Native English speakers do not respond in such manner.

In this article we will reveal Several ways that you can respond to such greeting without Committing grammatical blunders.

When someone asks how are you? You can use some of the following responses to avoid grammatical errors:

· Happy Answer + Basic Question

* I’m doing great (thanks). How about you?

· Normal Answer + Basic Question

* I’m pretty good what’s new with you

· Busy Answer + Basic Question

* I’ve been a bit busy, but okay. How have things been* with you

· Stressed Answer + Basic Question

* Things have been rough lately but they are getting better, how have you been?

· Satisfied Answer + Basic Question

* Never been better. What about you?

It is very important to note that short responses such as "“I'm good, you?” is also applicable in English, although used informally and sparingly among native English speakers.

Now that you have been enlightened, stop giving the wrong response when someone asks about your welfare.

Share your feedback in the comments section down below.

And so what that native English speakers don't respond like you said, we are not native English speakers for fvcks sakes.

fr3do:


I feel there is a lot of things wrong with " I am fine, thank you".
We have gotten so accustomed to that default answer that we often fail to communicate our difficulties and worries to those who want to know about our welfare.

hmmm well you are talking about philosophy

'I am fine, thank you' is semantically, syntactically and linguistically correct

If you know English, make money with it as I do.

Humanoid01:
Good knowledge passed, a worthy read.

I think it's also worth knowing that being a teacher doesn't make you error-proof and that sometimes, you can be prone to correction by your student (s). Therefore, I'd like you to note that "Now that you have BEING enlightened" is wrong. It's "Now that you have BEEN enlightened" .

Thanks for the lesson well taught. I hope to see more from you, as I continue the journey toward building a better vocabulary. You can tag me in your next session.

LWKMD.....now the teacher looks stupeed

Really? I'm Canadian and even though we normally say 'I'm good', some still say 'I'm fine' and there's nothing wrong with it since it's grammatically correct. When a construct is grammatically correct, its employment strictly depends on the location/region. It may not be popular in a particular country but that doesn't make it incorrect. The use of language is an art and the speakers are allowed to express themselves however they want provided the rules of grammar are followed. Forcing Nigerians to use responses popular in England would be forcing the English culture down their throats. And that would also limit the language cause languages grow by allowing the speakers to bring in linguistic constructs and elements from their cultures.