What's up what's up what's up9/28/2023 ![]() ![]() This month: a comet, three bright evening planets, and the two brightest planets coming very close together in the sky.Īll month: Super bright Venus is in the west after sunset. Personally, if I was speaking to a non-native English speaker and heard your response I wouldn't think anything of it - it's just a throwaway question so unless something really is up/wrong, the response is irrelevant.Welcome to our night sky monthly feature where we focus on easy and fun things to see in the night sky, mostly with just your eyes. So in this case "Nothing" or "Not much" or "Same Old" are all fine, and will be understood by a native speaker. The idea behind "I am well" is sort of right - you are confirming that all is well and normal. So to properly answer your question after rambling a bit. Person 1 notices Person 2 with their head in their hands at their desk When facing criticism or disapproval of something, a common phrase is "What's up with it?" meaning the asker is not sure what they have done wrong and wants to know what said issue is. A similar phrase would be "What's the matter?" or "What's the problem?". It's a polite, non-intrusive way of checking all is relatively okay or if they need assistance. In this context, "What's up?" can be when the asker of the question may have observed someone having some trouble, or is distressed at something. Person 2: "F*** all mate" (my typical response to friends, this means nothings going on and I'm bored because of it :^) ) This phrase is similar to "Hello" or "How are you" in common usage. In this context, the response is just a return of the greeting, or a confirmation that all is going normally. "What's up?" or here (West Midlands of England) commonly just "sup" is a general greeting, you can response with answers like "Not much", "Nothing", "Alright" etc. It has however fallen into common usage both in the US (I think) and UK. The meaning of "What's up?" and expected responses depend on the circumstances in which the question is asked.įrom what I remember, the phrase is derived from "What's the update?" which is basically checking up how things are going. ![]()
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