How are you?
The lamest rhetorical question in the English language. Requires the answer of 'Fine' no matter how you feel or why you are going to have a conversation. An exercise for the lips and tongue.
How are you?
to ask your friend how he feels today, if there is anything you can do or say, how his voice is today and how much pressure he puts into a handshake. how his sleep is and what he eats.
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Oft used as a do-not-bother-replying greeting, "how are you" represents the impersonalization of modern society stretched to an extent never witnessed before. It is however still okay to use it as long as you genuinely care.
Example:
EXAMPLE 1
Person A: Hi, how are you?
Person B: How are you?
(Conversation over)
EXAMPLE 2
Person A: Hi, how are you?
Person B: Like you care.
EXAMPLE 1
Person A: Hi, how are you?
Person B: How are you?
(Conversation over)
EXAMPLE 2
Person A: Hi, how are you?
Person B: Like you care.
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How are you now
The typical conversation starter, or greeting which South Western Ontario residences use. Very common in rural areas, and becomes less common the closer you get to urban areas. More commonly pronounced "How'r'yah'now", with hard pronunciation on vowels.
How dare you
Greta Thunberg screamed it to the world leaders in 2019. They don't seem to care much and everything is back to business as usual
how are you going
how are you gentlemen
The well spoken CATS from Zero-Wing kindly asking how the crew are after setting them up the bomb. How kind.