4 'hey' ( perhaps originally a natural expression) appears to be at the origin of 'hi', while 'hello' seems to have no connection with the previous two terms and a different origin (mainly as a telephone greeting) “but hey, at least now you know.” as opposed to, “but, hey, at least now you know.” the question also applies to other interjections like “hey son” and “oh well.” what is the correct usage? I am not a native speaker I really want to know what's the difference between hi and hey in writing an email Is it too girlish or childish for a man to say hey in his email. Here in n america, since we never drop initial h's, it's less likely that eh and hey are confused
Probably the saying 'hay is for horses' came over the pond intact, but here it's used as a response to hey I can attest to its use as an admonishment in the late '60s/early '70s usa. Basic grammar may tell you the hey is an interjection. when used to specifically address a person (or an audience,) as in your example, the hey there is a vocative adjunct with an interpersonal function of addressing between speaker & listener (or writer & reader) O, romeo, romeo … this consists of relatively emotional words or phrases which express an exclamation, a call, a curse. Some people consider hey to be an inappropriate greeting (hay is for horses), but among those who do not, i wouldn't say that hey yourself has any inherently negative connotation Hey to you as well i could say it dismissively or menacingly, but also flirtatiously or cordially
Bro, Buddy, Dude, Pal, Fella, Man甚至于Dawg，都是男人称呼自己要好朋友所用的词汇，使用方法和要好程度没有必然关系，而是和说话人所在地区的语言习惯有关，以美国为例： 1. Bro 以德克萨斯州（Texas）为首，包括哦克拉何马州（Oklahoma），阿肯色州（Arkansas），路易斯安那州（Louisiana）称呼BFF时用的最多. 0 if you're in a big box store, say, you might say to a guy who works there, hey buddy, do you know which aisle the mops are in You could say to a guy on a train platform, a fellow commuter, hey buddy, do you know if the next train is the express or the local? Both hi there and hi are informal greetings that can be used interchangeably That being said, i rarely (if ever) hear someone use hey there or hi there I would say that those forms have fallen into relative disuse
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