Good day instead of hello?

Torsten · Fri Jun 13, 2008 22:35 pm *Good day instead of hello?*

How often do you say "good day" to greet someone?
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Molly · Fri Jun 13, 2008 23:02 pm *Good day instead of hello?*

Never.

Haihao · Fri Jun 13, 2008 23:19 pm *Good day instead of hello?*

Maybe our grandgrandparents did. Smile

Molly · Sat Jun 14, 2008 0:45 am *Good day instead of hello?*

Torsten · Sat Jun 14, 2008 0:58 am *Good day instead of hello?*

I think some Brits say "good day" when they are being funny.
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Yankee · Sat Jun 14, 2008 8:01 am *Good day instead of hello?*

MrPedantic · Sat Jun 14, 2008 11:56 am *Good day instead of hello?*

Jamie (K) · Sat Jun 14, 2008 12:12 pm *Good day instead of hello?*

MrPedantic · Sat Jun 14, 2008 12:19 pm *Good day instead of hello?*

Torsten · Sat Jun 14, 2008 12:37 pm *Good day instead of hello?*

MrPedantic · Sat Jun 14, 2008 15:06 pm *Good day instead of hello?*

I would assign that to the "mildly jocular" category. It also indicates that we are about to meet an unusual character.

I should have added earlier that, for some speakers, mildly humorous forms become habitual. Thus "Crikey!", which had mostly fallen into disuse, except in children's books and comics, underwent a revival as an ironic exclamation in the 1990s; some speakers now use it habitually, with little or no irony.

All the best,

MrP

Torsten · Sat Jun 14, 2008 15:53 pm *Good day instead of hello?*

Hi everyone,

Thanks a lot for sharing your thoughts on this.
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Jamie (K) · Sat Jun 14, 2008 17:34 pm *Good day instead of hello?*

Molly · Sun Jun 15, 2008 3:37 am *Good day instead of hello?*

MrPedantic · Sun Jun 15, 2008 9:25 am *Good day instead of hello?*

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