# "Hey, what's up?" Is it alright to say that in a business setting, at any point in time?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 14, 2010, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-whats-up-is-it-alright-to-say-that-in-a-business-setting-at-any-point-in-time/564118 "2010-12-14T15:08:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-whats-up-is-it-alright-to-say-that-in-a-business-setting-at-any-point-in-time/564118/21 "2010-12-16T16:23:56Z")

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All the time, yes.

Also, we will sometimes initiate a work-related IM session with “yo”.

I guess we don’t really stand on formality around here.

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