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Uticensis Uticensis I don't know how the term is used in the UK I'm used to Am. Your use of "register" in the subject seems strange to me. Is that also British? Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Cameron Why, sometimes when I preach in the country, and ask, " Brother, how are you getting on here".

We're getting on quite well with the decorating. UK "getting on for" US going on almost He must be getting on for 80 now. It was getting on for midnight. Improve this answer. JoseK JoseK 7, 10 10 gold badges 52 52 silver badges 69 69 bronze badges. It's not really synonymous with "how do you do? JoseK Great research — Thursagen.

An example of usage: Someone has a task they are taking care of and you would like to know how they are progressing with the task, you could ask them 'How are you getting on? Stew Abel Stew Abel 21 1 1 bronze badge. Yvonne Yvonne 1. Hello members!

I was taught recently, that we use the phrase "How are you getting on? Like when we see our friends, we say that, and we are writing a letter to someone, we write that as a substitute of "How are you doing? I think in AE, we don't. I think we use it to refer to a known situation. Like if a student has told me he is having trouble, then I'd use that to check on him.

Do AE speakers agree? But in BE, do people use it to mean how are you in daily life? Please leave a comment. I rarely hear people use "How are you getting on? I do understand the question and its meaning, but I don't think it's widely used these days.

Older generations of speakers might have used it more often than people do now. Last edited: Mar 15, I think that here, it's less used as a general greeting than in reference to something specific, such as, "How are you getting on with your new boss? You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. How is going or how are you getting on with your job? Thread starter claude23 Start date Mar 10, Hi, How is going or how are you getting on with your job?

Are there both mean the same? Thank you, Claude. Neever Senior Member Madrid. Anyone you say it to would immediately assume that you are either a just saying "Hello", or b inquiring about their general health.

If you mean anything else you need to flag it in advance. I have a question How can we answer this kind of question?