What's up? How is it going? What's going on?
When can they be used?
Are these expressions similar?

rod36- Newbie

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Are these expressions similar?

nuhru_1098- Admin

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Re: Are these expressions similar?
Hi Rod,
These questions seem very similar but they are used in different contexts:
Whatīs up? is used to ask someone what is wrong or what is going wrong with them, thatīs to say, if they have any problem.
How is it going? is used as a friendly greeting. Itīs the same as How are you?
Whatīs going on? is nearly the same as Whatīs the matter? and it is used in the moment of speaking, thatīs to say, what is exactly happening.
These questions seem very similar but they are used in different contexts:
Whatīs up? is used to ask someone what is wrong or what is going wrong with them, thatīs to say, if they have any problem.
How is it going? is used as a friendly greeting. Itīs the same as How are you?
Whatīs going on? is nearly the same as Whatīs the matter? and it is used in the moment of speaking, thatīs to say, what is exactly happening.

rod36- Newbie

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Re: Are these expressions similar?
Thank you nuhru_1098 fot the explanation.

nuhru_1098- Admin

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Re: Are these expressions similar?
Hi ,
youīre welcome.
I hope I helped you with my explanations. Sorry for my delay but Iīve been correcting lots of examinations these days.
See you.
youīre welcome.
I hope I helped you with my explanations. Sorry for my delay but Iīve been correcting lots of examinations these days.
See you.



