My name is～は正しい

My name is～は正しい
 
 
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Chloe answered 8 months ago
 
 Well he is very wrong. I am a native speaker of English, and I know that those phrases are used all the time. If you are introducing yourself, and want to know the other person's name, you can say, "Hello, my name is John Smith, and you?" or "Hello, my name is John Smith, what's your name?" Either choice is absolutely fine. If you say, "I'm John Smith" it is a little less formal and more casual. However, it can still be used with no problem. In English, we aren't as worried about being formal as other languages. You could say to a stranger on the street, "Hey, what's up?" or "Hello, how are you?" and people usually don't mind which one you use.
I use "how are you" everyday! "How are you?", "How have you been?", "How has your day been?", "How is it going?", and "What's up?", are all acceptable. Well, except in a business situation, you would probably never say "What's up?" because THEN it would be a little rude because it's a little less formal.
"I'm fine, thank you" "I'm fine, thanks" "I'm good, thank you" "I'm good, thanks" "I'm okay, thank you" "I'm okay, thanks" "I'm not feeling very well right now, but thank you" and a bunch of other choices are ALL acceptable.
"Good bye" "Bye" "Bye bye" "See you later" "Talk to you later" are ALL acceptable. Except, "Bye bye" shouldn't be used in business situations because it's a little less formal and more casual.
"Thank you very much" is more formal but perfectly acceptable in almost any situation, as well as "Thank you" "Thanks" and "Thanks a lot"
"What's your name" is not rude at all in almost any situation. It simply means you want to know their name so you can use it for future reference or call them by it instead of always saying "sir" "miss" "mr/mister" or "mrs/misses".
"How are you? I'm fine, thank you" is absolutely acceptable, in any situation.
You can use any of those sentences or phrases without a problem in English. He is very wrong. I know that they are all acceptable because English is my first language, and I use it everyday. I live in a city where everyone speaks English. I live in Michigan.
Some of them are "old-fashioned" but that doesn't make any difference. You can use all of them. If it's "old-fashioned", it might just mean it is a little more formal, but not always.
Don't worry, you are correct.
どういたしまして！＾＿＾
(By the way, I'm learning Japanese! But I'm learning it by myself. I wish Japanese was taught in our school! :D)
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 I hope I helped! I am a native English speaker. ^.^
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 Thank you for your answer, Chioe. It helped me a lot.
Jonny, Julie, Thank you!
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Julie answered 8 months ago

 Chloe's answer is VERY good! The explanations are excellent. I teach English at an online school, and I have several Japanese students. I wrote a newsletter about this very problem. I have copied it here:
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During a conversation with a student a week or so ago, I heard that there are some teachers that are saying it is not common anymore to say, "How are you?" I was very surprised, and decided to be more alert to how Americans greeted each other.
I went into McDonald's for a cup of coffee, and before asking what I would like, the worker said, "Good morning! How are you?" When I got home, I had to call my daughter's insurance company. When the agent answered the phone, I told her my name. She said, "Hi, Julie! How are you?"
After that call, I had to call my cell phone company about a feature I wanted to add to my contract. When the customer service rep answered the phone, I told him my name. He asked, "How are you today?"
In the afternoon, when the caregiver arrived to help with our daughter, I said, "Hi!" when she came in the door. She answered, "Hi! How are you?"
Now it is true that some teenagers currently say, "'Sup?" This is slang for what's up. There are a few other greetings that young people, or older people who want to seem cool, use now and then. But it's considered a little silly for professionals, adults who know better, or "normal" people to use these greetings. And in a few months, those greetings will go by the wayside and the teens will invent something else. But for most of us, "How are you?" is still a very common greeting, so you don't need to be afraid to use it. In fact, it will seem more natural if you do!
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So this will help you see that this is a very common, natural greeting. The only greetings which are so old-fashioned that they are no longer used are those found in books written in the 1800s and early 1900s. All of the greetings you listed in your question are still used today. Feel free to use them with confidence!
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Jonny Cake answered 8 months ago

 My name is ... is a bit formal in conversation. If you're introducing yourself over the phone it sounds good.
I don't see anything wrong with the other expressions.
 
★yahoo answersより。
別に受験英語と英会話の違いではないようですよ、センセ。そしてウィッキーさん！
やっぱり、外国語はまともなその国の人に聞かないと分かんないなー。ウィッキーさんは外人だもんなー。
 
I was very surprised, and decided to be more alert to how Americans greeted each other.
アメリカ人もいい加減なことを言う外人英語教師に怒ってるな。