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Curious Phrase Question
16 years ago
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I've spoken with a couple of people about it and I would like to see what everyone else thinks.
Do you personally see a difference in the meaning between these two phrases?
"What's up?"
and
"How are you?"
Do you personally see a difference in the meaning between these two phrases?
"What's up?"
and
"How are you?"
lead-fang
~lead-fang
"What's up?" is the slang version of "How are you?"
mordekaivesuvius
~mordekaivesuvius
i would think 'whats up' indicates interest in your current events/surrounding. and 'how are you' indicates the person either cares or has little to say; due to social inability or lack of interest.
dranga
~dranga
What's up seems more casual, almost rhetorical, or just a way to start a conversation... how are you sounds like the asker is a little more interested in the other's feelings... at least, that's how it seems, sorta.
Rags
~rags
"What's up?" asks what is above your eye level. "How are you?" asks for your state of being.
