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: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowDoYouDo/2/jjllv/Post.htm#801159Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:26:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:801159Yankee0http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowDoYouDo/2/jjllv/Post.htm#801159http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-801159.xmlYes, &quot;How do you do&quot; would usually be something people say when they are introduced to someone. When I am introduced to someone, I generally do not say &quot;How do you do&quot;. My personal preference is &quot;It&#39;s nice to meet you.&quot; The response to that might be &quot;It&#39;s nice to meet you, too.&quot; In other words, a repetition of the same phrase -- as Philip has already mentioned. Some people and some regions may well tend to use &quot;How do you do&quot; more than others. &quot;How do you do&quot; is generally considered to be very formal, however, I&#39;d say the use of &quot;How do you do&quot; depends to a certain degree simply on personal preference and regional tendencies. I don&#39;t hear it too...http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowDoYouDo/jjllv/post.htm#801144Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:24:06 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:801144rtatilia1http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowDoYouDo/jjllv/post.htm#801144http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-801144.xmldear,I assume How do you do? is FORMAL a formal greeting for someone that you have not met before:Fore instance,&quot;I&#39;m Jack Stewart.&quot; &quot;How do you do? I&#39;m Angela Black.&quot;http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowDoYouDo/jjllv/post.htm#799330Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:09:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:799330Newguest2http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowDoYouDo/jjllv/post.htm#799330http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-799330.xmlThanks for the answers guys!http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowDoYouDo/jjllv/post.htm#799326Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:05:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:799326Philip3http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowDoYouDo/jjllv/post.htm#799326http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-799326.xmlHow do you do? is a way of saying It&#39;s nice to meet you. It is best met with a repetition of the phrase. How are you? asks about your relative health today and can be met with &quot;I&#39;m fine, thanks, and you?http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowDoYouDo/jjllv/post.htm#799306Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:53:31 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:799306Fandorin4http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowDoYouDo/jjllv/post.htm#799306http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-799306.xmlSo. Let us put it this way: A- Hi. B- Hi. How were your holidays? A:.......http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowDoYouDo/jjllv/post.htm#799304Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:51:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:799304Newguest5http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowDoYouDo/jjllv/post.htm#799304http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-799304.xmlHi. No, it&#39;s not okay. How do you do is a formal greeting. So it&#39;s compulsory to reply: How do you do ?http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowDoYouDo/jjllv/post.htm#799296Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:43:31 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:799296Fandorin6http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowDoYouDo/jjllv/post.htm#799296http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-799296.xmlHi. No, it&#39;s not okay. How do you do is a formal greeting.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowDoYouDo/jjllv/post.htmSun, 28 Jun 2009 13:31:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:799276Newguest7http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowDoYouDo/jjllv/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-799276.xmlHi If somebody asks: How do you do? do I have to answer &quot; How do you do? &quot; Is it OK to say &quot; I&#39;m fine or all right &quot; thanks