Sujet : World Hello Day
De : benlizro (at) *nospam* ihug.co.nz (Ross Clark)
Groupes : sci.langDate : 21. Nov 2024, 10:44:29
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Hello. Goodbye.
Passing over the intrductory paragraph,
Crystal says a few things about the word "hello".
Surprisingly late in appearance -- 19th century.
The first part links back to things like "ha!" "ho!" and "hi!" as vocatives and greetings right from OE.
There may also be a connection with hal/hail greetings meaning "good health!.
In a triumph of English spelling, the word has been spelled with all five of the vowels available: hallo, hello, hillo, hollo, hullo.
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