- 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
- 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
- Good bye, Bye, Bye bye - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I'm also a Minneapolis native, and I would add that when we say "bye" on its' own it is pronounced differently that when used at the end of the word goodbye Using the word "bye" on it's own we will draw out the final "e" into almost its own syllable, like: by-eee, in sing-song fashion Whereas at the end of "goodbye" it is clipped, like: good-by I agree that "bye bye" is either baby talk or
- 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
- What is the origin and scope of usage of the phrase So long. . . . used . . .
This is five years earlier than the earliest example of "so long" in the sense of "goodbye" that the OED cites, according to Barrie England's answer Whitman was born and raised in Long Island, New York, and spent much of the first half of his life there
- auto antonyms - Does Irish goodbye have two meanings which are almost . . .
A goodbye taking more than 1 hour and in which a new conversation begins People can spend hours on end standing in the driveway talking, during an Irish Goodbye Not limited to Irish people, but very common among large Irish Families This type of goodbye is different because the more serious one is about leaving, the longer they stay around for
- Where does ta! come from? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Where does the expression "ta" come from? Wikipedia has only this to say: "ta!", slang, Exclam Thank you! {Informal}, an expression of gratitude but no additional information or links about its
- When do you use Cheers instead of Thank you in spoken English?
The Macmillan Dictionary (American edition) says about cheers: cheers, interjection : (British informal) thank you In the US, thanks is the nearest informal equivalent If you say "cheers" in the US, people will think you're offering a toast In countries that use British English, "cheers" is fine in the informal situations that you mention You can reserve "thank you" for more formal situations
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