debate on "you did good"

[A. Maberry]

I think that the situation out here is pretty much as Natalie describes
it, at least among members of my generation.

allen
maberry at u.washington.edu

On Wed, 15 Aug 2001, Natalie Maynor wrote:

> > Right.  But the standard answer to "How are you?" wasn't "I'm well," it was
> > "Fine," or "Fine, thank you."  And that seems to have disappeared.
> >
> > Enid Pearsons
>
> "Fine" hasn't disappeared around here.  It's still the standard answer.
> Sometimes "just fine" or "ok" or "great" or "making it" are substitutes
> for the standard "fine."  I think maybe I've heard "good" once or twice
> in my life in answer to "How are you?"
>    --Natalie Maynor (maynor at ra.msstate.edu)
>