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 #3 (permalink) Thu Aug 06, 2009 4:50 am bye |
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Good morning Milanya, thank you for that surprising reply. I never knew that fact.
Bill.
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| #4 (permalink) Thu Aug 06, 2009 7:36 am bye |
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Thanks Milanya for a good resource -- www.etymonline.com!
God be with ye :)
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| #5 (permalink) Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:53 am What does "bye" stand for? |
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Rfaleet,
Were you looking for the origin of the word "bye", or were you asking what other word it had been shortened from?
Though Milanya's link is a great site for word origins, and it shows that "good-bye" originated from "God be with you", it is important to know that in modern English, "bye" is simply a shortened form of "good-bye". You should know that when you hear someone say "bye" to you, they most certainly do not mean "God be with you" unless they say just that. |
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| #6 (permalink) Thu Aug 06, 2009 12:04 pm What does "bye" stand for? |
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| Expatcat wrote: |
Rfaleet,
................................., it is important to know that in modern English, "bye" is simply a shortened form of "good-bye". You should know that when you hear someone say "bye" to you, they most certainly do not mean "God be with you" ................ |
what rude modern English................ really a pitty. :shock: :lol:
Nonetheless, literate Milanya, again and again, supports us with amazing information quite often. Thank you, Milanya
Michael
Btw, could anybody check the position of the commas?
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| #7 (permalink) Thu Aug 06, 2009 12:44 pm What does "bye" stand for? |
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@Milanya,
I am very interested in etymology and etymonline.com is the only reliable online source I have found. If you know of any others could you please post them?
And to Michael,
I am often accused of overusing commas so I will leave that to someone with more expertise than myself! |
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| #8 (permalink) Thu Aug 06, 2009 20:17 pm What does "bye" stand for? |
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| Rfaleet wrote: |
Hello everybody!
What does "bye" stand for ?
Many thanks |
Used as an interjection, it is, as others have mentioned, a shortened form of a farewell expression.
As a noun, a 'bye' is a term used in tournaments, where a team or player gets to advance to the next round without having to play an opponent.
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| #9 (permalink) Sat Aug 08, 2009 13:41 pm bye |
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Thank you very much Milanya.
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| #10 (permalink) Sat Aug 08, 2009 13:43 pm What does "bye" stand for? |
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| Expatcat wrote: |
| Rfaleet, Were you looking for the origin of the word "bye"... |
Expatcat
I want to know its origin and the full form of it.It is mean "God be with you ".
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| #11 (permalink) Sat Aug 08, 2009 15:59 pm bye |
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no , not means God with you
it means Christ in the maintenance of the Pope
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| #12 (permalink) Sat Aug 08, 2009 21:24 pm bye |
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| Honey2 wrote: |
No, it does not mean "God be with you."
It means Christ in the maintenance of the Pope. |
Hello Honey,
I have made some corrections in your text (inside the quote).
As for what your last sentence actually means, I am sorry to say that I have no idea what you are talking about. Would you explain what you mean?
:?
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| #13 (permalink) Sun Aug 09, 2009 12:00 pm What does "bye" stand for? |
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I mean ( The Baba Christian)
the God of the christians
There are some christians believe that Baba is the God
Are you understand?? :(
I know that my English is bad :)
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| #14 (permalink) Mon Aug 10, 2009 12:05 pm What does "bye" stand for? |
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Honey,
sorry, but who is Baba? :?
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| #15 (permalink) Mon Aug 10, 2009 14:43 pm What does "bye" stand for? |
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I cannot speak English well
:shock:
I mean Pope Christ :?
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