Actually, 'not too bad' and 'it's not rocket science' are two phrases that I don't see much sense in.
Obviously, most things are not as complicated as something like rocket science. Hey, I'm only guessing because I know nothing about rocket science. So, we'll leave that one there.
How are you? Not too bad. This one always gets me. It makes me imagine a scale:
- Absolutely fantastic.
- Pretty damn good.
- Feeling quite good.
- Okay, really.
- Not too bad.
- Feeling quite bad.
- Bloody terrible.
'Okay, really' wouldn't be that hard to rise to if one was 'not too bad'. It would also make a 'hello' encounter feel much more positive, even if one had to lie slightly. 'Good thanks' could be another more positive reply, even though it is not on the above scale.
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Nothing to report today. I was a bit off colour yesterday, so we'll leave it there.
Hey, it's nice to be at home with no work today. I guess I'd better try to get some double bass practice done. We'll see how it goes.
Nothing else to tell you really.
Enjoy your day.
Luke 7:61 "I didn't really know what I was talking about when I wrote parts of The Bible. I hope it's not too bad."
Ciao tutti.
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Yes. "How are you....'" is just as enigmatic. How am I in relation to what? It's like it's missing some words. "How is your foot?" Maybe or "how are you getting home?".
It's called a greeting. A beginning of communication. It shows interest in how the other person is feeling. The other person might reply, "Fine thanks. How are you?" Or they might say something like, "Actually, I've been a bit off colour this last week. How is everything with you?" The trick is to show genuine interest in how the other person is getting along.
"Don't be too good" surprisingly is in Ecclesiastes but not "not too bad". Luke only has 50 verses by the way.
I don't care how many verses Luke has.
"How fare you" was the original. Then it moved to "How do you do". Now we just say "How are you" and as you say, this has always been accepted as an enquiry after the subjects health.
I don't care about possessive apostrophes either!
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