http://www.englishforums.com/English/BusinessFinanceEnglish/Forum33.htmMeetings, negotiations, marketing and international trade are only some of the areas you can find here.enXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowDoYouDo/dqjvx/post.htm#333360Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:48:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:333360Grammar Geek0http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowDoYouDo/dqjvx/post.htm#333360http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments33-333360.xmlOf course not! Though my preferred form of address is "Hello Barbara. May I buy you a beer?" ( )http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowDoYouDo/dqjvx/post.htm#333278Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:48:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:333278Dominik1http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowDoYouDo/dqjvx/post.htm#333278http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments33-333278.xmlHi, Barbara, I agree with you. It looks like, the book is half-baked. I hope you don't mind calling you Barbara. Regards, Dominikhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/HowDoYouDo/dqjvx/post.htm#333240Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:48:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:333240Grammar Geek2http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowDoYouDo/dqjvx/post.htm#333240http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments33-333240.xmlAlso, if someone says "Please call me Tom," the expected resonse is something like "Okay Tom. And please call me Dominik." If one person asks you to call him by his first name but you don't respond in kind, at least in the U.S., that could be awkward. Do you expect to call him Tom while he calls you Mr. Smith? Again, in the U.S., very few people use Mr. or Ms. at work.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowDoYouDo/dqjvx/post.htm#331921Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:48:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:331921Dominik3http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowDoYouDo/dqjvx/post.htm#331921http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments33-331921.xmlHi Clive, thanks for the reply. I know that How are you ? in this context is ok. I don't like the book more and more. To many typos Regards Dominikhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/HowDoYouDo/dqjvx/post.htm#331906Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:48:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:331906Clive4http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowDoYouDo/dqjvx/post.htm#331906http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments33-331906.xmlHi, So, can we say in response to How do you do? ~`Fine, thanks and you ??? Definitely not. Just reply with 'How do you do?' Perhaps the writer of the exercise was thinking of the greeting 'How are you?' For this, ~`Fine, thanks and you? is OK. Best wishes, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/HowDoYouDo/dqjvx/post.htmFri, 27 Feb 2009 00:48:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:331854Dominik5http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowDoYouDo/dqjvx/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments33-331854.xmlI know what " How do you do? " means but I am surprised by this exercise from "Basic Survival" (AmE). This is the whole exercise with all possible answers. I matched these sentences and that is it what came out. Match the sentences: Greeting Response Hello ~Hello How do you do? ~Fine, thanks. And you? Please call me Tom. ~OK... Tom. Welcome to Smith Imc. ~I'm glad to be here. So you are the director? ~ That's right. Please sit down. ~Thank you. So, can we say in response to How do you do? ~`Fine, thanks and you ??? Or, meybe it is a typo :/ Thanks!