How you been?

How (have) you been?

a standard greeting inquiry. (See also How you is?) Bob: Hi, Fred! How have you been? Fred: Great! What about you? Bob: Fine. Bob: How you been? Sue: Okay, I guess. You okay? Bob: Yup.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hector	['hektə]
Petronella	pe-tro-NE-lah (German)	Dutch, German, Swedish
Concordia	kən-KAWR-dee-ə (English)	Roman Mythology
ÖZgÜR	UUZ-guyr	Turkish
Sonia	SON-yə (English), SAWN-yə (English), SO-nyah (Italian)	English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian
Izabela	ee-zah-BE-lah	Polish