How to answer the question 'How do you do?'

[Iglesias]

Business Idiom in English, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #129 "Ways of greeting", question 3

How do you do? I don't think we've met ..........

(a) after
(b) since
(c) then
(d) before

Business Idiom in English, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #129 "Ways of greeting", answer 3

How do you do? I don't think we've met before.

Correct answer: (d) before
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how to answer the question how do you do?

Iglesias

[Mister Micawber]

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Repeat it: 'How do you do?' It is not a question; it is an initial greeting.
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Canadian-American native speaker
who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's
ESL cafe: Interview with Mr. Micawber