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- auto antonyms - Does Irish goodbye have two meanings which are almost . . .
Urban Dictionary gives two almost opposite meanings of Irish goodbye Leaving quietly out the side door of a party or bar without saying goodbye to anyone Mostly due to the fact that family or
- part ways go separate ways part company split up
And we said goodbye and headed each home around 1 PM So I'm at home now and I'm not with them 'C' sent me a message saying " Are you still with them now? " around 3 PM If I reply 'C' with " No, we parted ways 2 hours ago ", does this sound OK? What about these? No, we [went separate ways parted company said goodbye split up] 2 hours ago
- Why doesnt English have a word that means both Hello and Goodbye?
Why does English have to have a word that means both hello and goodbye? "Nice to meet you" is used when greeting and saying goodbye Do other languages have the same phrase? The Spanish word for hello is "hola" and I don't think it is used for goodbye
- 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
- Where does ta! come from? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Where does the expression "ta" come from? Wikipedia has only this to say: "ta!", slang, Exclam Thank you! {Informal}, an expression of gratitude but no additional information or links about its
- 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
- Good bye, Bye, Bye bye - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Whereas at the end of "goodbye" it is clipped, like: good-by I agree that "bye bye" is either baby talk or ironic, and if used incorrectly would be perceived as insulting; if you're unsure, don't use it
- 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
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