Know Your English (May 2001)

Know your English

How do you answer someone who says ``Nice to meet you''?

When you are introduced to someone and the person says, ``Nice to meet you'' the standard reply is ``Nice to meet you'' with the emphasis on ``you''. It's like ``How do you do?'' When someone says ``How do you do?'' your reply is, ``How do you do?''. Other ways of responding to ``Nice to meet you'' are ``Likewise'', ``It's a pleasure meeting you'', ``Same here'', etc.


Source:
The Hindu daily, Tuesday, May 01, 2001