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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink14•1 month agoalso as an exclamation of surprise, like “halloo, what’s this?” “hello” is still occasionally used in this sense today.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•1 month agoidk if you’re joking but not German; it was indeed halloo or holloo in English before hello became standard
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink11•1 month ago “halloo, what’s this?” “haaaallooooo” is used a lot by Germans as a slow exclamation to mean “hey idiot, what are you doing?”
minus-squareThe Snark UrgelinkfedilinkEnglish3•1 month agoTry actually saying “hey idiot, what are you doing?” some time. It’s very good.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•1 month agoThat’s my morning mantra in front of the bathroom mirror
minus-square🔍🦘🛎linkfedilinkEnglish3•edit-21 month agoIt’s used this way in American English sometimes, as in a teen issuing a counterpoint “HellOOOOoooo”
also as an exclamation of surprise, like “halloo, what’s this?”
“hello” is still occasionally used in this sense today.
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idk if you’re joking but not German; it was indeed halloo or holloo in English before hello became standard
“haaaallooooo” is used a lot by Germans as a slow exclamation to mean “hey idiot, what are you doing?”
Try actually saying “hey idiot, what are you doing?” some time. It’s very good.
That’s my morning mantra in front of the bathroom mirror
It’s used this way in American English sometimes, as in a teen issuing a counterpoint “HellOOOOoooo”
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