I've never thought of the word Hi as being American or modern in any way.
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Quote: zooo @ 17th August 2014, 9:01 PM BSTI've never thought of the word Hi as being American or modern in any way.
Maybe it's not but I still - like Keewick - say Hello instead in texts, emails, postcards everything.
Do you say bye? Or is it always good morrow?
Quote: zooo @ 17th August 2014, 9:09 PM BSTDo you say bye? Or is it always good morrow?
I say 'Cheerio'.
Quote: keewik @ 17th August 2014, 9:12 PM BSTI say 'Cheerio'.
Or 'away an shite yerself'
Quote: zooo @ 17th August 2014, 9:09 PM BSTDo you say bye? Or is it always good morrow?
GOODbye
Do you always shout the good bit.
YES!!!
"Good Evening Squire!" for men.
"Good Morrow Fair Lady!" for women.
Quote: lofthouse @ 17th August 2014, 9:18 PM BSTOr 'away an shite yerself'
That's my secret thought with some folk.
It's all cool.
Not that this pisses me off, but in a similar vein, why is it considered the norm to sign off emails with variants of "Regards"? i.e. Best/Kindest/Sincere etc.
Quote: beaky @ 17th August 2014, 10:01 PM BST"Good Evening Squire!" for men.
"Good Morrow Fair Lady!" for women.
I've got the money now call me daddy, for gamine young actors in need of funds
What a proper gent, it's like having a member of the royal family on these here forums
Quote: billwill @ 17th August 2014, 12:52 PM BSTDoes it?
Or does it come from a warplane Heads-up display whereby critical flight info is reflected off the windscreen so that you can read it without taking your eyes off the target.
No. It's much more likely that Head-up display comes from the expression 'heads up' which is much earlier. If I have time today I'll look it up.
These sayings are usually much older than you'd think - for example the expression 'Call Girl' for prostitute dates from the 1600s and refers literally to a girl who comes over to you when you call her. It's nothing to do with a phone escort.