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Nobody says it anymore (startrek.website)
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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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[-] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

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

[-] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

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

[-] [email protected] -1 points 7 months ago

Just like data and data :)

[-] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

gif and gif

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