http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3614.32638)http://www.englishforums.com/English/DoYouDo/ndpr/post.htm#64995Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:09:24 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:64995Mister Micawber0http://www.englishforums.com/English/DoYouDo/ndpr/post.htm#64995http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-64995.xmlAs you know, it is a set phrase of greeting with no current meaning beyond that. Historically, I am sure that it has come through a variety of forms-- 'heighdy', 'how'd'ye do' and so forth-- which originally asked the listener for his current condition of health or activity: what we ask today in the form 'how are you doing?'http://www.englishforums.com/English/DoYouDo/ndpr/post.htmThu, 23 Apr 2009 17:09:24 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:64991hanuman_20001http://www.englishforums.com/English/DoYouDo/ndpr/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-64991.xmlSir, What is real meaning of "how do you do?". Thanks.