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Meeting People. September 2007. Saying hello. Hello! I’m glad/pleased to meet you. (The pleasure is all mine.) How are you? Hey, what’s up? (Nothing./The sky./The roof./The ceiling.) How’s it going? How are you doing? What’s going on? How have you been? What have you been up to?
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Meeting People September 2007
Saying hello • Hello! • I’m glad/pleased to meet you. (The pleasure is all mine.) • How are you? • Hey, what’s up? (Nothing./The sky./The roof./The ceiling.) • How’s it going? • How are you doing? • What’s going on? • How have you been? • What have you been up to? • What have you been busy with?
Who are you • What’s your name? • Are you a student? • What are you into? • What do you do for a living? • Are you the new comer from Seattle? • How old are you?
Where are you from? • Where are you from? • Hey, I’m from Dallas too! • Are you from around here? • How do you like it here? • What part of New York are you from? • You definitely look like you’re Californian!
What are you up to? • Why are you here? • What are you up to? • What brings you here? • You come by here often? • Can I help you with something? • What are you looking for?
I’m…, My name is…;Are you…? Haven’t we met before? • Hi, my name is Tony.Hello. My name is Thomas. But you can just call me Tom. • Hi, I’m Teresa, Jodi’s friend. • Some people call me “T”; my real name is Terrence, though. • I don’t think we’ve ever met. I’m Derrick. • You don’t know me, but I know you.
Introduction • Let me introduce…, I’d like to introduce…, Allow me to introduce…, • May I introduce you to…? My I introduce myself? This is…; • I don’t think you’ve met before.
Introduction • Hey, this is my friend Sam. • Joe, this is Esther. Esther, this is Joe. • Everyone, I’d like to introduce my friend Sally. • Let me introduce you to Ryan. • Allow me to introduce you to Kevin. • You don’t know each other yet, do you? (No, I’ve not had the pleasure of meeting her yet.) • David, have you met Mr. Carter? (I don’t think we’ve met.) • Come over here for a second. I want you to meet Sean. • Do you know Elizabeth? • Hey, this is my friend Rob, who, by the way, is single.
I’ve heard lots about you. • How do you know Ron?Do you guys work together? • How do you know each other? • Hey, I’ve heard lots about you. • I’ve heard John speak about you often./Bob always mentions you. (Only good things, I hope.) • Bill is always talking about you./Susan has told me a lot about you. • (Nothing too bad/terrible, I hope.) • Where do you know Peter from? • What the heck is a nice gal like you doing with this guy?
Ending the conversation • It was nice to meet you. • It was a pleasure to meet you. • I’m sure we’ll run into each other again. • I’ll catch you later. • I’ve gotta go, but it was nice talking with you. • Before I have to go, is it possible for me to get your number?