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- Goodbye or good-bye? - WordReference Forums
Oi Blackeyes, My dictionaries disagree with goodbye They list good-by for farewell, and offer good-bye as an alternate spelling
- Bye vs. Goodbye - WordReference Forums
There is a subtle yet simple difference between "bye" and "goodbye" in English You say "bye" when you are leaving and you will see the person again "Goodbye," however, is often understood as an indefinite parting, that it may be the last time you will see the person again Examples are when
- etymology - What is the origin of the word goodbye? - English . . .
Bye is short for goodbye, which is an alteration of alteration of God be with you kthxbye is the pinnacle of English's advancement, shortening All correct, Thank you, God be with you into seven lowercase letters
- goodbye, farewell, so long - WordReference Forums
i've always wondered if there was a very fine semantic (or etymological) difference between the various ways of saying goodbye to somebody specifically "farewell" and "goodbye" And how are they considered in terms of finality? Obviously "see you later" implies you'll be seeing them sometime
- formality - Take care, sir! - how formal informal is take care in . . .
Also, "take care" doesn't mean goodbye, even though it is a farewell wish In a situation such as the fictional workplace setting between Tony Stark the boss and his extremely close member of staff, Pepper Potts, the mixture of close and distant language expressed in "Take care, sir" can work
- Take care instead of Goodbye - WordReference Forums
What is the real meaning of the words 'take care' ? People used to saying 'take care' instead of 'good bye' When departing to say either 'good bye' or 'see you later' is understandable and acceptable What is 'take care' ? I strongly suspect it has AmE roots? When someone say good bye, in
- Why doesnt English have a word that means both Hello and Goodbye?
Why does English have to have a word that means both hello and goodbye? "Nice to meet you" is used when greeting and saying goodbye Do other languages have the same phrase? The Spanish word for hello is "hola" and I don't think it is used for goodbye
- What exactly does tally ho mean? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
I heard this tally ho in a youtube video (British) I also heard it in the movies "Jack the Giant Slayer", and "Spiderman 1" I understand it's some kind of expression or exclamation or idiom to sa
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