th.19
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Hello teachers.
I have a question. Can somebody give me a logical explanation as to why people stress the "are" in "How are you?" when you're starting a conversation with someone you haven't met in a while?
I suppose it shows that they are happy to see the person, but is there any grammatical reasoning behind this?
Thank you for your help in advance!
th.19
I have a question. Can somebody give me a logical explanation as to why people stress the "are" in "How are you?" when you're starting a conversation with someone you haven't met in a while?
I suppose it shows that they are happy to see the person, but is there any grammatical reasoning behind this?
Thank you for your help in advance!
th.19