tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778441.post116135433905577223..comments2023-12-19T06:54:20.572-05:00Comments on Answer Girl: How did "hello" become our standard greeting?Ellen Clair Lambhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944288413332520719noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778441.post-1163101625616029292006-11-09T14:47:00.000-05:002006-11-09T14:47:00.000-05:00Thank you for answering this. I don't know how I ...Thank you for answering this. I don't know how I missed it. Oh, yeah. I was buried in a work-slide and just now was dug out by rescue dogs.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09149694202473496291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778441.post-1161373634319861612006-10-20T15:47:00.000-04:002006-10-20T15:47:00.000-04:00When I was traveling in Australia I met a couple f...When I was traveling in Australia I met a couple from Norway and we began to do the usual bored traveler exercise of teaching each other words in our native language. When I asked them how they greeted people on the street, they said "We just say hi or hello." I'm sure there are lots of other countries that use it too. I love when things American are ubiquitous. So, where did "hi" come from?Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12456184183366511681noreply@blogger.com