The use of "pleased/nice/glad to meet you"

[Rachel Adams]

Hello.

Do you use "pleased to meet you", "nice to meet you", and "glad to meet you" only at the beginning of the conversation?

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Hello.

Do you use "Pleased to meet you", "Nice to meet you", and "Glad to meet you" only at the beginning of the conversation?

Pretty much.

 

[Rachel Adams]

Pretty much.

But us it wrong to use it at the end of it?

 

[Tarheel]

I think of it ("Pleased to meet you") as something to say in a rather formal setting. (Somebody has introduced you.) I would say that at the beginning, and at the end I would say something like "Nice meeting you."

 

[Tarheel]

But is it wrong to use it at the end of it (the conversation)?

I wouldn't say it's wrong, but as far as I know it's just not done.

 

[Rachel Adams]

I wouldn't say it's wrong, but as far as I know it's just not done.

Do you use these at the end of the conversation "I am glad/pleased to have met you."

 

[emsr2d2]

It's not impossible to use "I'm glad to have met you" but it's more common to say "It was nice/good to meet you".

 

[Rachel Adams]

It's not impossible to use "I'm glad to have met you" but it's more common to say "It was nice/good to meet you".

That's clearly the end of the conversation. I am very grateful for each reply but as I am focused on BrE can I sum up and say "Pleased to meet you" is used at the beginning "always" or maybe it's better to say "usually". "Nice to meet you" is also "usually" maybe not "always" used at the beginning of the conversation just like "I am glad to meet you"?

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

That's clearly the end of the conversation. I am very grateful for each reply but as I am focused on BrE. Can I sum up and say "Pleased to meet you" is used at the beginning always, or maybe it's better to say usually. Is "Nice to meet you" also usually but not always used at the beginning of the conversation, just like "[STRIKE]I am[/STRIKE] Glad to meet you"?

1:

It's not impossible, but those are usually greetings. As Ems explained, at the end it's more natural to say something in the past tense, like "It was good to meet you" or "It was great meeting you."

It's the same in British and American English.

2:

These all mean the same thing and are used the same way:

- Pleased to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
- Great to meet you.
- Glad to meet you.
- Good to meet you.

Also notice that when we use those, we don't say "I am."

 

[Rachel Adams]

Is "It was great meeting you" the only expression used with "ing"? Do you also say "It was nice/good meeting you"?

 

[Tarheel]

Those are OK.

 

[Rachel Adams]

Those are OK.

As I know, native speakers also say "It is a pleasure to meet you", "It is a pleasure meeting you", "It was a pleasure meeting you", "It was a pleasure to meet you", but do you say "Pleasure to meet you"?

 

[emsr2d2]

[STRIKE]As[/STRIKE] I know that native speakers also say "It is a pleasure to meet you", "It is a pleasure meeting you", "It was a pleasure meeting you", "It was a pleasure to meet you", but do you say "Pleasure to meet you"?

Learners often start with "As I know". It's not natural for native speakers. Start with "I [already] know that ...". It's perfectly possible to start with "As you know", in the right context.

"Pleasure to meet you" (sentence fragment) is possible but less likely than the full version.

 

[Rachel Adams]

Learners often start with "As I know". It's not natural for native speakers. Start with "I [already] know that ...". It's perfectly possible to start with "As you know", in the right context.

"Pleasure to meet you" (sentence fragment) is possible but less likely than the full version.

Is using "As far as I know" also unnatural?

 

[emsr2d2]

No, in the right context, that's natural.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Is "It was great meeting you" the only expression used with "ing"? Do you also say "It was nice/good meeting you"?

You can use it with any of those words.

The point is that if you met someone, you're not meeting someone. So say it was good to meet them in the past tense.