What is the story now?

[jokaec1]

Person A: John just changed his mind and he doesn't decide to go or not.
Person B: Let me know once he makes up his mind.

A few days later.

Person B: What is the story now?
Person A: John already decided to go.

Can I use 'What is the story now?' as the dialogue above?

 

[jokaec1]

Re: what is the sotry now

Do you mean 'story'?

Yes, I corrected it. Sorry for my typo.

 

[Matthew Wai]

Re: what is the sotry now

The typo remains unchanged below.

'What is the sotry now?'

 

[Matthew Wai]

Re: what is the sotry now

But the typo is on the last line of your post rather than in the title.

 

[Matthew Wai]

Re: what is the sotry now

Is it OK to say 'How is the matter now?'

 

[Rover_KE]

Re: what is the sotry now

No, Matthew — that's worse than 'What's the story now?'

B is more likely to say 'Has John made his mind up yet?'

 

[Matthew Wai]

Re: what is the sotry now

I would say 'What's the latest news?', but I am not a teacher.

 

[Skrej]

Re: what is the sotry now

Informally, you might also hear "What's up with X?" or "What's the deal with X?" as well, although those are mostly colloquial uses only.

 

[Matthew Wai]

Re: what is the sotry now

How about 'Any updates on XXX?'

Not a teacher.

 

[tedmc]

Re: what is the sotry now

'What's the story now?'
I believe native speakers do say this followed by being more specific. Otherwise, it is too vague.

'Has John made his mind up yet?' - would be more precise.

I think asking about "news or updates" is too formal in the context.

 

[Matthew Wai]

Re: what is the sotry now

I think asking about "news or updates" is too formal in the context.

I think they can be used in colloquial English, but I am not a teacher.

 

[Skrej]

Re: what is the sotry now

"What's the latest news on X?" or "What's the latest update on X?" would all work as well. I don't consider them too formal for the given context.

Also, Matthew's suggestion of "Any updates on X?" would be fine. It's more informal and colloquial. Note that it technically isn't a complete, grammatical sentence, although it's widely used.

My other two previous alternatives ('What's up with' and 'what's the deal with') are pretty informal however.

 

[Barb_D]

Re: what is the sotry now

"What's the story now?" suggests he has changed his mind more than once. He was going. He wasn't going. He's going again, last you heard. You don't believe that it's the final decision, though.