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As nouns the difference between he and hello

is that he is the game of tag, or it, in which the player attempting to catch the others is called "he" while hello is "Hello!" or an equivalent greeting.

As a pronoun he

is a male person or animal already known or implied.

As an abbreviation HE

is his Excellency, Her Excellency.

As an interjection hello is

A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.

As a verb hello is

to greet with "hello".

he

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) . Related to (l).

Pronoun

  • (personal) A male person or animal already known or implied.
  • * July 18 2012 , Scott Tobias, AV Club The Dark Knight Rises [http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-dark-knight-rises-review-batman,82624/]
  • Though Bane’s sing-song voice gives his pronouncements a funny lilt, he doesn’t have any of the Joker’s deranged wit, and Nolan isn’t interested in undercutting his seriousness for the sake of a breezier entertainment.
  • A person whose gender is unknown.
  • (personal) An animal whose gender is unknown.
  • Usage notes
    * He'' was traditionally used as both a masculine and a gender-neutral pronoun, but since the mid 20th century generic usage has often been considered sexist and limiting.''When Words Collide: A Media Writer's Guide to Grammar and Style'' (2007, ISBN 0495050253) It is deprecated by some style guides, such as ''Wadsworth''.''The Pocket Wadsworth Handbook, 2009 MLA Update Edition'' (ISBN 1439081816), page 81: [A]void using the generic ''he'' or ''him'' when your subject could be either male or female. [...] Sexist:''' Before boarding, each passenger should make certain that he has his ticket. / '''Revised: Before boarding, passengers should make certain that they have their tickets. In place of generic ''he'', writers and speakers may use (m), alternate ''he and (m) as the indefinite person in their work, use the singular (m), or rephrase their sentences to use plural (m).
    Synonyms
    * (person whose gender is unknown) he or she, * (animal whose gender is unknown) it
    References

    Noun

    (s)
  • (lb) The game of tag, or it, in which the player attempting to catch the others is called "he".
  • (informal) A male person.
  • Alex totally is a he .

    Etymology 2

    Transliteration of various Semitic letters, such as Phoenician .

    Alternative forms

    * hay * hei * hey

    Noun

  • The name of the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
  • * 1658', The same number in the Hebrew mysteries and Cabalistical accounts was the character of Generation; declared by the Letter '''''He'' , the fifth in their Alphabet — Sir Thomas Browne, ''The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 210)
  • See also
    *

    Statistics

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    hello

    English

    Alternative forms

    * hallo * hilloa (obsolete) * hullo (UK)

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • * , chapter=7
  • , title= 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.
  • (colloquial)
  • 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.

    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 also

    Antonyms

    * (greeting) bye, goodbye

    Derived terms

    *

    See also

    * * (wikipedia "hello")

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • "!" 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 citation
  • , passage=In many new buildings, though, neighbors are venturing beyond tight-lipped hellos at the mailbox.}}

    Synonyms

    * greeting

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To greet with "hello".
  • * 2013 , Ivan Doig, English Creek (page 139)
  • 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.
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