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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.

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[–] FARTYSHARTBLAST@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago
[–] crawley@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

hAy is for horses, hEy means hello, they're literally different words.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

So are read and read are the same word? How about lead and lead? 🤔

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[–] JoMiran@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

A debt owed to Felicity.

[–] steve44@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago
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