I’ve heard it explained that “hey” used to be more of an urgent way to get someone’s attention, rather than a casual “hello” like it is now, so it sounded rude to some older folks.
I’ve heard it explained that “hey” used to be more of an urgent way to get someone’s attention, rather than a casual “hello” like it is now, so it sounded rude to some older folks.
It should of died out long ago and on the side of academic linguistics did, but on the internet sadly not so much
Why do you want to hurt us so?
Because these who feel hurt by this deserve to be hurt. No tolerant for intolerance