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- what are the origins of hi, hey, hello? - English Language Usage . . .
Hi and hey (according to all sources) have their origins in the Germanic languages where many modern cognates exist, usually as hei or hej The ubiquity of "Hey" soundalikes in completely unrelated languages ("Burmese ဟေး (he:), Finnish hei, Unami hè, and Mandarin Chinese 哎 (āi), and various sound-alikes as Roman eho, Greek εἴα
- 打招呼用 Hello 跟用 Hi 或者用 Hey 的区别是什么？ - 知乎
也是从那时起，我开始明白hello、hi和hey的本质区别。 先说hey。 朋友间，用hey最显亲近。 男女间，永远只hi不hey的话， 俩人基本没戏。 外国人发信息，有时还喜欢多添几个y，用heyyyy。 其中深意，视乎hey后面跟了多少个y 同是小y, 意境大不相同：
- letter writing - Difference between using Hi and Hey? - English . . .
Hi is used to greet someone and is a shortened version of hello "Hello George" "Hi Mary" Hey was used to beckon someone "Hey boy! Come here!" It is in recent times that Hi became too formal whilst meeting friends and Hey somehow found it's way into such colloquial meetings "Hey Mary, How have you been?" If you are going to be using the
- phrases - When should I use hey there or hi there? - English . . .
I know it's a way of greeting someone, but I am not so sure when should I be using it, and how they differ from "hey" or "hi"
- When did the word guys become popular as a gender-neutral word?
is "Hey, y'all!", which suggests that the informal second person plural guys addressing a mixed gender group is 1) the same inclusive generic masculine that's been around for centuries, but 2) is perceived by those using the form to be gender neutral, and 3) the source of other plural uses in the third person that may seem gender neutral or not depending on circumstance and audience
- Difference between How are you? and How are you doing?
For example: "Hey, haven't seen you in ages! How are you?" versus "Sorry to hear about the diagnosis How are you doing?" "I haven't seen you since the funeral — how are you doing?" "How are you doing: is the new baby still keeping you up all night?" "How are you?" should never be answered negatively or in too much detail "Great," "Fine
- 男朋友天天说 man what can I say 是什么意思？ - 知乎
天天在我耳边说 man, man, what can I say，问他是什么意思又不说。
- How to say hello to a group of people? [closed]
A more Southern-sounding version is “Hey y’all” An extremely informal version is “Hello people” In a more formal register, “Good morning afternoon evening, ladies and gentlemen” is the customary and expected form
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