The Power of HELLO + 50 Ways to Say It With Your Chest (2024)
Research shows that we are spending less time with friends, making less friends and avoiding strangers at all cost. By doing so, we have increased memory loss, loneliness, stress and heart disease. But there’s one word that can change everything. One simple, single word and that one word is HELLO.
Hello has five letters but so much power. However, hello isn’t always widely received. Some will even say it’s a Southern thing. But not me. Over the past 10 years I have said hello to thousands of peeps intentionally. I have used hello to help people smile bigger, laugh louder, hug harder and live longer. And you can too because hello is easy to do.
So say hello. Say it loudly, say it frequently and say it with meaning. Need help? Here are 50 ways to say hello and bid someone a good day so pick a way and start saying hello today.
Simply by saying “hi”, you are making somebody feel included and seen. You are inviting them into a conversation or to sit with you. If somebody is feeling nervous about going to school, doesn't know where to sit or who to talk to – being greeted by just that one person makes the biggest difference.
Hello didn't become "hi" until the telephone arrived. The dictionary says it was Thomas Edison who put hello into common usage. He urged the people who used his phone to say "hello" when answering. His rival, Alexander Graham Bell, thought the better word was "ahoy."
"Hello!" - Simply reciprocating the greeting with the same word is a straightforward and friendly response. "Hi!" - This is another common and casual response to acknowledge the greeting. "Hey there!" - A slightly more casual and informal response, often used among friends or acquaintances.
Where does hello come from? While use of the term hello dates back earlier, it isn't recorded with this exact spelling until the 1800s. Hello is considered a variant on a number of other similar words—like hallo, holla, and hollo—that were used to hail and shout to gain attention and recorded prior to the 1800s.
It may sound silly, but using your crush's name can induce some warm fuzzy feelings right off the bat. Saying, "Hey, Brad!" sounds much more personal than "Hey!"
If you can't make "What's up?" flow off the tongue naturally, open with anything that feels natural to you.
Introduction: My name is Errol Quitzon, I am a fair, cute, fancy, clean, attractive, sparkling, kind person who loves writing and wants to share my knowledge and understanding with you.
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