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by David
Deveau
TAKE 1 - Situation Dialogue
OkJoo: Hi, Mi Sun. How are you doing?
Mi Sun: Not too bad, thanks. Nice to meet you.
This is a typical greeting exchange that might occur between
speakers at a beginner English level.
Can you identify as being odd or peculiar with this dialogue?
What tells the observer that one or both of them is at the beginner
level?
In this situation, it is obvious that Ok Joo gives a typica
greeting and asks Mi Sun how she is doing - much the way a native
speaker would greet someone. Mi Sun, on the other hand, responds
to the question correctly, but then says "Nice to meet you."
She is probably trying to convey to Ok Joo that she is happy
to see her.
 The
expression "Nice to meet you" is usually reserved for a situation
when you meet someone for the first time. After you hve met
that person, and you see them again, you can use some other
expressions to convey that you are happy to see them.
| Some of these are: |
Glad to see you.
Good to see you again.
It's wonderful to see you again. |
TAKE 2 - Situation Dialogue
Ok Joo: Hi, Mi Sun. How are you doing?
Mi Sun: Not too bad, thanks. Great to see you again.
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