- Goodbye or good-bye? - WordReference Forums
Oi Blackeyes, My dictionaries disagree with goodbye They list good-by for farewell, and offer good-bye as an alternate spelling
- goodbye, farewell, so long - WordReference Forums
i've always wondered if there was a very fine semantic (or etymological) difference between the various ways of saying goodbye to somebody specifically "farewell" and "goodbye" And how are they considered in terms of finality? Obviously "see you later" implies you'll be seeing them sometime
- Bye vs. Goodbye - WordReference Forums
There is a subtle yet simple difference between "bye" and "goodbye" in English You say "bye" when you are leaving and you will see the person again "Goodbye," however, is often understood as an indefinite parting, that it may be the last time you will see the person again Examples are when
- formality - Take care, sir! - how formal informal is take care in . . .
Also, "take care" doesn't mean goodbye, even though it is a farewell wish In a situation such as the fictional workplace setting between Tony Stark the boss and his extremely close member of staff, Pepper Potts, the mixture of close and distant language expressed in "Take care, sir" can work
- etymology - What is the origin of the word goodbye? - English . . .
Bye is short for goodbye, which is an alteration of alteration of God be with you kthxbye is the pinnacle of English's advancement, shortening All correct, Thank you, God be with you into seven lowercase letters
- Meaning and interpretation of Bilbos half as well quote
The language is a riddle which Bilbo enjoys and is good at, as we saw in "The Hobbit", and it adds levity to his speech to hide that he is saying goodbye to everyone
- Good bye, Bye, Bye bye - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I'm also a Minneapolis native, and I would add that when we say "bye" on its' own it is pronounced differently that when used at the end of the word goodbye Using the word "bye" on it's own we will draw out the final "e" into almost its own syllable, like: by-eee, in sing-song fashion Whereas at the end of "goodbye" it is clipped, like: good-by I agree that "bye bye" is either baby talk or
- Take care instead of Goodbye - WordReference Forums
What is the real meaning of the words 'take care' ? People used to saying 'take care' instead of 'good bye' When departing to say either 'good bye' or 'see you later' is understandable and acceptable What is 'take care' ? I strongly suspect it has AmE roots? When someone say good bye, in
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