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'How's you?'. Why do you type it when you wouldn't say it?
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Maybe it's crankiness on a Tuesday, a bit of old age (just a bit!) and too much free time on my hands at the moment but I'm seeing 'How's you' so frequently on chat groups now and I'll admit it grates a bit. I'm wondering do people actually talk like that too because I've never, ever heard anyone actually say it  Mrs  |
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"I do actually say it  "
Well fair enough if you say it in real life! Maybe it's a nordy thing but I've never actually heard it said but I see it all the time in chat groups but only since joining Fab |
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I worked with a lad from Wexford back in the early 90s who used to greet me like that every morning. His other one was "oh I loves that" with an occasional "so I does" thrown on the end for good measure.
How's yourself isn't terribly uncommon in places. |
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"I worked with a lad from Wexford back in the early 90s who used to greet me like that every morning. His other one was "oh I loves that" with an occasional "so I does" thrown on the end for good measure.
How's yourself isn't terribly uncommon in places. "
Ah yeah I've often heard 'how's yourself' but strangely, never ever on a Fab chat group  |
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I hear this from different people nearly every day and have used it myself the odd time.
Never thought of it being a nordy thing because I have English cousins who use it and friends all over the country who do the same. |
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"I do actually say it
Well fair enough if you say it in real life! Maybe it's a nordy thing but I've never actually heard it said but I see it all the time in chat groups but only since joining Fab "
I’ll admit I’ve said it and it’s an in general how are you and it’s up to the other person as to how much they care to elaborate |
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"Maybe it's crankiness on a Tuesday, a bit of old age (just a bit!) and too much free time on my hands at the moment but I'm seeing 'How's you' so frequently on chat groups now and I'll admit it grates a bit. I'm wondering do people actually talk like that too because I've never, ever heard anyone actually say it Mrs "
Aye it’d be quite popular up north, I wouldn’t use it myself but I start every response with “aye” |
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Agree totally. I don’t open any messages what begin with that phrase or anything for that matter that doesn’t have proper written English!
Call me posh or snobbish but it goes to the person writing the message.
Yes and I am writing ‘lol’ too despite the above request! Does that mean I am cool too! lol |
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"Yeah ofcourse what else would you like them to say to you other than "how's you?" If they are genuinely interested??
How are you, perhaps?  "
Is that how are you and perhaps? Perhaps what?
Or how are you? |
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"Yeah ofcourse what else would you like them to say to you other than "how's you?" If they are genuinely interested??
How are you, perhaps? "
I've never asked someone "how are things?". I've always asked "how's things?" |
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"Yeah ofcourse what else would you like them to say to you other than "how's you?" If they are genuinely interested??
How are you, perhaps?
I've never asked someone "how are things?". I've always asked "how's things?""
Likewise, but I know it's still technically incorrect. I'd usually ask "how're ya".
I've also never asked "how's you" as that seems even more technically incorrect. |
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"Yeah ofcourse what else would you like them to say to you other than "how's you?" If they are genuinely interested??
How are you, perhaps?
Is that how are you and perhaps? Perhaps what?
Or how are you? "
Ah heeeere! |
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"Yeah ofcourse what else would you like them to say to you other than "how's you?" If they are genuinely interested??
How are you, perhaps?
Is that how are you and perhaps? Perhaps what?
Or how are you?
Ah heeeere! "
Mick, you'll have to brush up on your punctuation!  |
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"I do actually say it
Well fair enough if you say it in real life! Maybe it's a nordy thing but I've never actually heard it said but I see it all the time in chat groups but only since joining Fab "
Oh god I say it all the time in real life |
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"I do actually say it
Well fair enough if you say it in real life! Maybe it's a nordy thing but I've never actually heard it said but I see it all the time in chat groups but only since joining Fab
Oh god I say it all the time in real life "
I have no issue with people using it when its used in both text speak and when chatting in person. It's just so prevalent on Fab chat groups and yet I have never been asked the question in that way face to face at any Fab event. It just seems to be often confined to Fab chat groups for some reason. |
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"I do actually say it
Well fair enough if you say it in real life! Maybe it's a nordy thing but I've never actually heard it said but I see it all the time in chat groups but only since joining Fab
Oh god I say it all the time in real life
I have no issue with people using it when its used in both text speak and when chatting in person. It's just so prevalent on Fab chat groups and yet I have never been asked the question in that way face to face at any Fab event. It just seems to be often confined to Fab chat groups for some reason."
Next time I meet ya ill say how's u
B warned I may even add in 'hun' just to really annoy the posh folk |
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"Guys it's fine if you say it and type it as well ... I'm talking about people who don't say it but type it all the time. It seems to be a trend like 'LOL'. I don't get that one either."
But how do you know if the person who just typed Says it or doesn't say it  |
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"Guys it's fine if you say it and type it as well ... I'm talking about people who don't say it but type it all the time. It seems to be a trend like 'LOL'. I don't get that one either.
But how do you know if the person who just typed Says it or doesn't say it "
Eh, because I know them in person |
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"I do actually say it
Well fair enough if you say it in real life! Maybe it's a nordy thing but I've never actually heard it said but I see it all the time in chat groups but only since joining Fab
Oh god I say it all the time in real life
I have no issue with people using it when its used in both text speak and when chatting in person. It's just so prevalent on Fab chat groups and yet I have never been asked the question in that way face to face at any Fab event. It just seems to be often confined to Fab chat groups for some reason.
Next time I meet ya ill say how's u
B warned I may even add in 'hun' just to really annoy the posh folk "
And I'll respond in my best Limerick accent 'yerrah grand girl, how's she cuttin' |
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"Maybe it's crankiness on a Tuesday, a bit of old age (just a bit!) and too much free time on my hands at the moment but I'm seeing 'How's you' so frequently on chat groups now and I'll admit it grates a bit. I'm wondering do people actually talk like that too because I've never, ever heard anyone actually say it Mrs "
But but but... How is you??  |
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"Maybe it's crankiness on a Tuesday, a bit of old age (just a bit!) and too much free time on my hands at the moment but I'm seeing 'How's you' so frequently on chat groups now and I'll admit it grates a bit. I'm wondering do people actually talk like that too because I've never, ever heard anyone actually say it Mrs
But but but... How is you?? "
I is grand, wuu2?  |
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"Maybe it's crankiness on a Tuesday, a bit of old age (just a bit!) and too much free time on my hands at the moment but I'm seeing 'How's you' so frequently on chat groups now and I'll admit it grates a bit. I'm wondering do people actually talk like that too because I've never, ever heard anyone actually say it Mrs
But but but... How is you??
I is grand, wuu2? "
Ah love I grand 'swell u no. Alls the best 2 ye |
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"Maybe it's crankiness on a Tuesday, a bit of old age (just a bit!) and too much free time on my hands at the moment but I'm seeing 'How's you' so frequently on chat groups now and I'll admit it grates a bit. I'm wondering do people actually talk like that too because I've never, ever heard anyone actually say it Mrs
But but but... How is you??
I is grand, wuu2?
Ah love I grand 'swell u no. Alls the best 2 ye "
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"I got one! just now, 'well, how's you' ... Did we decide on the correct response? "
The correct response is 'I's fine' as suggested by Delectable above. I've used it twice today, it was very satisfying |
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"I got one! just now, 'well, how's you' ... Did we decide on the correct response?
The correct response is 'I's fine' as suggested by Delectable above. I've used it twice today, it was very satisfying "
Ireland, the land of poets |
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"I do say out loud it but I do find a message that just says it to be really off putting, especially as an opener."
Seems to be a nordy thing alright because I've never, ever in my life heard it in person  |
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"I got one! just now, 'well, how's you' ... Did we decide on the correct response?
The correct response is 'I's fine' as suggested by Delectable above. I've used it twice today, it was very satisfying
Ireland, the land of poets "
In fairness the second person who said it had read this thread and was taking the p*ss |
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"I do actually say it
Well fair enough if you say it in real life! Maybe it's a nordy thing but I've never actually heard it said but I see it all the time in chat groups but only since joining Fab
Oh god I say it all the time in real life
I have no issue with people using it when its used in both text speak and when chatting in person. It's just so prevalent on Fab chat groups and yet I have never been asked the question in that way face to face at any Fab event. It just seems to be often confined to Fab chat groups for some reason.
Next time I meet ya ill say how's u
B warned I may even add in 'hun' just to really annoy the posh folk
And I'll respond in my best Limerick accent 'yerrah grand girl, how's she cuttin' "
Lol.i do sometimes miss limerick |
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