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nephihahatoday at 12:06 PM3 repliesview on HN

It feels as if "hello" is fading out again. It was never completely universal. Where I grew up, people still say "aye aye" (not on a ship btw), along with the usual "good whatever".

I did once read a Christian complaining about it because it had the word "Hell" in it. A minority opinion of course.


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HPsquaredtoday at 1:21 PM

On the nautical theme, Czechs say "Ahoj" (pronounced "ahoy"). Especially charming because Czechia is landlocked. I have no idea how this came about.

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secondcomingtoday at 2:10 PM

I use ‘alright?’ far more than ‘hello’

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GordonStoday at 12:25 PM

Scotland?

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