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Dav09@lemmy.ml to HistoryMemes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 months ago

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Dav09@lemmy.ml to HistoryMemes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 months ago
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  • CitizenKong@lemmy.world
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    While it wasn’t a general greeting, “halloo” was already used as a verb meaning “to call for a hunting” in the 14th century.

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      also as an exclamation of surprise, like “halloo, what’s this?”

      “hello” is still occasionally used in this sense today.

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        9 months ago

        found the german

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          idk if you’re joking but not German; it was indeed halloo or holloo in English before hello became standard

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            “halloo, what’s this?”

            “haaaallooooo” is used a lot by Germans as a slow exclamation to mean “hey idiot, what are you doing?”

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              It’s used this way in American English sometimes, as in a teen issuing a counterpoint “HellOOOOoooo”

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                Think McFly!!

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              Try actually saying “hey idiot, what are you doing?” some time. It’s very good.

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                That’s my morning mantra in front of the bathroom mirror

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      Like the fox hunters in Mary Poppins?! D:

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