Common American Phrases in Everyday Contexts (119 page)

(Is) everything okay?
How are you?; How are things?
J
OHN
: Hi, Mary. Is everything okay? M
ARY
: Sure. What about you? J
OHN
: I'm okay
.
W
AITER
: Is everything okay? B
ILL
: Yes, it's fine.

(Is it) cold enough for you?
a greeting inquiry made during very cold weather.
B
OB
: Hi, Bill! Is it cold enough for you? B
ILL
: It's unbelievable!
J
OHN
: Glad to see you. Is it cold enough for you? B
ILL
: Oh, yes! This is awful!

(Is it) hot enough for you?
a greeting inquiry made during very hot weather.
B
OB
: Hi, Bill! Is it hot enough for you? B
ILL
: Yup
.
J
OHN
: Nice to see you here! Is it hot enough for you? B
ILL
: Good grief, yes! This is awful!

Is
someone
there?
a way of requesting to talk to someone in particular over the telephone. (This is not just a request to find out where
someone
is. The
someone
is usually a person's name.)
T
OM
: Hello? M
ARY
: Hello. Is Bill there? T
OM
: No. Can I take a message?
T
OM
: Hello? M
ARY
: Hello. Is Tom there? T
OM
: Speaking.

Is that everything?
Go to (Will there be) anything else?

Is that so?
AND
Is that right? 1
.
Is what you said correct? (With rising question intonation.)
H
ENRY
: These are the ones we need. A
NDREW
: Is that right? They don't look so good to me
.
F
RED
: Tom is the one who came in late. R
ACHEL
: Is that so? It looked like Bill to me
.
2
.
That is what you say, but I do not believe you. (No rising question intonation. Slightly rude.)
M
ARY
: You are making a mess of this. A
LICE
: Is that so? And I suppose that you're perfect?
B
OB
: I found your performance to be weak in a number of places. H
ENRY
: Is that right? Why don't you tell me about those weaknesses.