"Fine" vs. "just fine"
I have a pupil. She's adult. And he children live in the USA. So, when I aak her - "How are you?", sometimes she says a phrase "I am just fine".
I've never seen such phrase in books and never heard abroad. But she told me that her children taught her.
So, I need your opinion - Is it correct to say "I am just fine"? And what does it mean? Is it sounds like "I am not very well"?

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It can be a way of saying "I'm great". Alternatively, it's sometimes a way of saying "thank you for asking, yes, I'm fine".

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"Just" is a defining word. The best word, really.

I'm just fine. I'm fine and dandy.

I'm just a jerk. Well, let's stay away from you them.

I'm just f*cking over it.

I'm just and true.

I'm just done.

I'm just the apple of your eye. I'm just the best at describing what just means. It's saying that the thing it's describing cannot be described better.

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It's like a verbal tip of the hat while saying you're well.

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