"Hello", "Hi", & "Hey"

Silver Member Joined: Jan 08 2006 Posts: 997

This is a spinoff of the "Guys" thread...

and Mishie, I dedicate this to you, because you mentioned that in your school "Hi" & "Bye" weren't allowed.

"Hi", "Hey", and "Bye" are definitely more casual. Is that why they are discouraged in some circles?

I tell my kids that they should use "Hello" and not "Hi" when addressing grown up, out of respect.

But when speaking to peers, does it make a difference to you?

Gold Member Joined: Mar 08 2008 Posts: 2200

I can ask the same question about Ma versus Mommy and Ta versus Totty. The first time I heard my son refer to me as "Ma" I was a little taken aback, until I realized that I refer to my own parents that way! It is definitely more casual and I am not so sure how appropriate.
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Diamond Member Joined: Nov 27 2006 Posts: 4760

It was funny when I read Mishies post. Smile

When my 2 year old started talking, and he would "speak" on the phone to his Israeli grandmother, and he would say words like hi and bye, my dh got all nervous what his mother would think of her "moderne american einikel"! He had some explaining to do afterwards, to make it clear that this is the norm, that its not slang.

Posted: Mon, Jun 16 2008, 1:06 pm Post subject:

hey hi ho there or just plain hiya Wink

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Posted: Mon, Jun 16 2008, 1:11 pm Post subject: re: "Hello", "Hi", & "Hey"

That's funny because when I came here and pple said, hola, I thought, that's it, only hola, we have hello, hi, hiya, howdy, yo', etc... So much more of a variety.

Diamond Member Joined: Dec 26 2006 Posts: 4316

You could just say "greetings earthlings!"

Posted: Mon, Jun 16 2008, 1:42 pm Post subject: Re: re: "Hello", "Hi", & "Hey&q

Diamond Member Joined: Dec 26 2006 Posts: 4316

You and all the other aliens here!

(notice I didn't say illegal aliens, just aliens!)

Diamond Member Joined: Aug 03 2007 Posts: 4448

Otherwise, try Howdy!

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Posted: Tue, Jun 17 2008, 11:35 am Post subject:

"Hey there, what's up?"
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