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Nobody says it anymore (startrek.website)

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I've heard it explained that "hey" used to be more of an urgent way to get someone's attention, rather than a casual "hello" like it is now, so it sounded rude to some older folks.

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[-] kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Same thing in Russian:

на "Эй!" зовут лошадей!

[-] marine_mustang@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Isn’t that just Swedish for “hello”, brought here by Swedish immigrants?

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this post was submitted on 27 Nov 2023

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