Hello vs Greetings - What's the difference?
hello | greetings |
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"!" or an equivalent greeting.
* {{quote-news, year=2007, date=April 29, author=Stephanie Rosenbloom, title=A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, work=New York Times
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To greet with "hello".
* 2013 , Ivan Doig, English Creek (page 139)
As interjections the difference between hello and greetings
is that hello is A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.greetings is hello.As nouns the difference between hello and greetings
is that hello is "Hello!" or an equivalent greeting while greetings is plural of lang=en.As a verb hello
is to greet with "hello".hello
English
Alternative forms
* hallo * hilloa (obsolete) * hullo (UK)Interjection
(en interjection)Mr. Pratt's Patients, passage=I made a speaking trumpet of my hands and commenced to whoop “Ahoy!” and “Hello!'” at the top of my lungs.
Usage notes
* The greeting hello is among the most generic and neutral in use. It may be heard in nearly all social situations and in nearly all walks of life, and is unlikely to cause offense.Quotations
* (English Citations of "hello")Synonyms
* (greeting) ** g'day, hey, hi, ** hallo, hi, hiya, ey up ** hallo, hey, hi, howdy ** how's it going, hey, hi ** howzit ** (slang) wassup, what's up, yo, sup * See alsoAntonyms
* (greeting) bye, goodbyeDerived terms
*See also
* * (wikipedia "hello")Noun
(en noun)citation
Synonyms
* greetingVerb
(en verb)- I had to traipse around somewhat, helloing' people and being ' helloed , before I spotted my mother and my father, sharing shade and a spread blanket with Pete and Marie Reese and Toussaint Rennie near the back of the park.