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- What is commonly used to respond howdy howdy greetings?
When people greet us by 'howdy howdy', what is the best reply to it? Is it also used in British English?
- idioms - Boy howdy! Where did this expression come from, who uses it . . .
I recently became aware of quot;Boy howdy! quot; and figured it was some kind of rural expression of enthusiasm, but I want a bit more clarity My first encounter was in a Western novel: It was s
- What is the correct way to respond to Howdy? : r texas - Reddit
"Howdy" might be short for 'How do you do', but it's simply a greeting, not a question So please don't reply to a "Howdy" with "I'm doing alright" However, if someone is just walking past you without slowing down and says "Howdy" it's best to just say "Howdy" back That way you both can keep on going without breaking stride
- how to reply to Howdy - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Howdy! can be replied to with just a nod and a smile It simply means " Hi! " in Texan - not " How are you doing? " Or you might reply, " Hey Y'all Doon? " if you want to engage in proper Texan interactions Replying in proper English, well pronounced, with each syllable clearly spoken, is HIGHLY discouraged
- How is the word Howdy used? : r AskAnAmerican - Reddit
Howdy is an informal greeting among some Americans from certain southern or western regions of the country It's sort of a contraction from "How do you do?"
- Do Texans use the word howdy unironically? : r AskAnAmerican - Reddit
It's regional within Texas When I lived in Houston, "howdy" was either ironic or playing up a cowboyish persona Now that I live in College Station (~70 miles NW of Houston) "howdy" is a common greeting Granted, CS is strongly influenced by the presence of Texas A M University and its traditions, but still, just being an hour out from a major city changes the context of the greeting
- How did Americans greet each other before Hi?
How do ye How do you do Howdy? From the etymology com page on howdy: howdy 1840, first recorded in Southern U S dialect, contraction of how do you do (1630s), phrase inquiring after someone's health; earlier how do ye (1560s) Note that a search for "how do you do" in the Corpus of Historical American English (COHA) (1810s - 2000s) in particular brings results that are from the early
- Is there a linux equivalent to Windows Hello? : r linuxquestions
And I'm not talking about the face recognition feature, but about the ability to use it as a virtual FIDO2 key (to login ON WEBSITES via webauthn for example) I really like this feature to use as a 2FA on Windows and would like to know if it could be achieved the same way on Linux Edit: what I was actually looking for is the ability to use passkeys on Linux, which is unfortunately not possible
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