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[Koir]

If the statement is understood between two individuals for what it is intended, it is preferable and correct. Before this thread, I myself did not know "How are you going?" had the same meaning in Australia as "How are you doing?"

Putting that aside as a valid example, the only other situation I can think of it being used is as an inquiry as to how the other person is travelling to another location (for example: walking, by plane, by train, bicycling).

*chuckles* Apologies if I am unable to successfully communicate the ideas I put forward in forum posts. But hey, that's the basis of improving communication, right?

[Nathan]

Originally Posted by loveskyliemole

What about this situation?

In a classroom, you are a teacher.
You asked the students to work on a workbook.
The classroom is quiet.
You just go circulating the room to see how they go.
Then you might say
"How are you going?" to a student who looks like having a
difficult time to do that workbook?

As it has been said, I don't think this wording would fit. A more appropriate sentences would be "How is it going?" (How's it going?) or "How's it coming along?".

Others could be:

例文：
"Everything going/(coming along) okay?"
"Need some help?"
"(Got) Any questions?"

In a nutshell, the phrase "How are you going" isn't used in Canada, except when asking about a method of transportation. However, "How's it going" is quite frequently used, just in a different context.

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[loveskyliemole]

Originally Posted by Koir

*chuckles* Apologies if I am unable to successfully communicate the ideas I put forward in forum posts. But hey, that's the basis of improving communication, right?

yes, I think so too

Thank you for helping me!

[loveskyliemole]

As it has been said, I don't think this wording would fit. A more appropriate sentences would be "How is it going?" (How's it going?) or "How's it coming along?".
Others could be:
例文：
"Everything going/(coming along) okay?"
"Need some help?"
"(Got) Any questions?"

なるほど～。

とても　よく　わかりました。

In a nutshell, the phrase "How are you going" isn't used in Canada, except when asking about a method of transportation. However, "How's it going" is quite frequently used, just in a different context.

"In a nutshell"? I am going to look it up in my dictionary!
にほんごでは何と言いますか？


とてもよくわかりました。ありがとう！

[Nathan]

Well, [in a nutshell] just means to explain something with as few words as possible.

熟語で「手短に言えばは、要するに」

[loveskyliemole]

Originally Posted by Nathan

Well, [in a nutshell] just means to explain something with as few words as possible.

熟語で「手短に言えばは、要するに」

I see.

so it means to make the sentence small(short) enough to put it in a nutshell?

something like that?

[filiadragongurl]

Yeah, that's the literal meaning of "In a nut shell".

Here are some other phrases you might use in the same context to mean the same thing:

"In short,"
"Basically,"
"In sum,"
"To sum it up,"

I think you already got the general idea, but I just thought I'd add some more to think about^_^

[loveskyliemole]

They are so useful, thank you very much,

aligatoh!


I used to say

"to make a long story short"
When I want to summarise the story,


I like the sound of "to sum it up"
and I like "nutshell" one,too.

I hope I have a chance to use them tomorrow at work!


oh, I have another question, may I?

It's about "anyway"

Sometimes, I see or hear people say

anywayS

anyhow

anyhoo (?) it sounds like this

Can you tell me about "anyway" thing?

Originally Posted by filiadragongurl

Yeah, that's the literal meaning of "In a nut shell".

Here are some other phrases you might use in the same context to mean the same thing:

"In short,"
"Basically,"
"In sum,"
"To sum it up,"

I think you already got the general idea, but I just thought I'd add some more to think about^_^

[Koir]

Originally Posted by loveskyliemole

oh, I have another question, may I?

Indeed you may.

It's about "anyway"

Sometimes, I see or hear people say

anywayS

anyhow

anyhoo (?) it sounds like this

Can you tell me about "anyway" thing?

I would say it is used when the speaker wishes to change the topic of conversation either slightly away from its present course or on to a completely different topic. "Anyway" and "anyways" are pretty much interchangeable, though in a purely grammatical sense there is a right way and a wrong way to use each word. In practice there is little difference.

"Anyhow" is a less frequently used word that means essentially the same idea. "Anyhoo" is a very informal, somewhat slang way of saying/writing "anyhow" and is best served in being used in an informal setting or in writings of informal tone.