When somebody ask me about my current situation, for instance:
"How is your life going?"
which answer is correct
1) It is good.
2) It is well.
?
Printable View
When somebody ask me about my current situation, for instance:
"How is your life going?"
which answer is correct
1) It is good.
2) It is well.
?
'It is good.'
'It is going well.'
:up: But the question is unlikely. It reminds me of when a Spanish speaker asked me 'Que tal la vida?' I knew what each word meant; but in Br Eng one doesn't say it that way. 'How are things' or 'How are things going' is more normal. There are many other less formal variations - but they don't* mention 'life'.
b
PS *Duh. 'How's life' is quite common.
I remember one day I came across "How was thing?" I don’t know if it is natural in English? Sorry for not being able to supply you context, but I am sure it was written in that way.
'How was thing?' is not a question I have ever heard before.
Rover
If I heard it, I would know that the speaker was not a native speaker of English.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rover_KE
(Unless my daughter were asking me about my recent meeting with the man who ran off with my wife. But then it would be written: "How was Thing?", 'Thing' being the name we have given this gentleman.)
How are things? is natural.Quote:
Originally Posted by Odessa Dawn
If I may cut in: why did you use 'were"?Quote:
Originally Posted by 5jj
It's my age. I still use the subjunctive. :oops:Quote:
Originally Posted by stanislaw.masny
Many native speakers of BrE would use 'was' there.
Many Americans -- you know, those lawless idiots who insist on perverting the language away from the way British people (you know, the people who invented it) -- would also use the subjunctive. Language changes more slowly here.Quote:
Originally Posted by 5jj