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[help] What do they exactly want to know by asking this?

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quiet sunshine
 
Reply Sat 1 Jul, 2006 01:29 am
When I was chatting with someone unknown, they would ask: what do you do? When people asking this what do they want to know? My job? I'm not sure, so I posted here, hope to get some help. Thanks in advance.
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caimo327
 
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Reply Sat 1 Jul, 2006 02:57 am
what do you do? reply to you.

what do you do? it means that which career do you do now, in my view.
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Region Philbis
 
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Reply Sat 1 Jul, 2006 03:30 am
correct.

the expression is short for "what do you do for a living?"
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