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[stevenukd]

Dear Teachers,

1. Have a nice day!
- The answer is �you too!� or �the same to you!�?

2. We just say �See ya!�, �See you!�, or �catch you later!� to people who are the same age with us or younger then us, right?. And we should say �see you later!� to people who are older than us, right?

Thanks a bunch to Teachers,

Stevenukd

[CP]

1. "Have a nice day!" can be answered many ways:

"You, too!" "Same to you." "You do the same." "Have a good one / have a good day." "Thank you. Take care / take care of yourself."

2. The expressions that you mentioned, �See ya / you!", "Catch you later!�, are informal and are used between peers. You can also say, "Take it easy" or "So long!" or "Bye-bye!"

It is slightly more formal to say, "See you later,� as you suggest. More or less equal to "See you later" would be "Goodbye / 'Bye now," "Nice to see you," or "So long for now."

If you hear, "See ya later, alligator!", you have to reply, "In a while, crocodile!", even if you are speaking with a king or president.
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[iitimone7]

stevenukd - i have heard that in countries other than USA, when speaking to people older than you, there needs to be a more formal speech spoken - is that true? iitimone7

[CP]

True in the U.S., too.
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