"Hi" is a informal diminutive of "Hello". "Hi" and "Hello" are both greetings. "Hello" generally should be used in more formal contexts, but it can be used in informal conversation as well, without seeming out of place.

2017年12月1日 · "Hi, I am David." "Hello, this is David" Although the first and the second formats are more commonly used in face-to-face conversations, where as the third one is most commonly used in telephonic introductions, rather than face-to-face. "Hi, Welcome to ABC Tele-services. This is David. How may I assist you today?"

2016年1月5日 · Hi there! is a greeting. There refers to the position that the other person is in, so it is an adverb. It can also serve to attract attention. Hi over there! or Hello over there works the same way as Hi there or Hello there, except that the distance between the two people is greater. The two people could be across a room or across the globe.

N.b. instead of 'hello' I may use the phrases "Good morning" or "Good evening" or "Good afternoon". If it matters for the answer, please let me know. word-choice

2019年7月1日 · Hi, how are you doing? I was, and still am very confused if they just mean "hello", or actually want to know how I feel. Could someone please tell me if this is just an empty phrase or if the speaker is genuinely interested.

"Howdy howdy" is a jovialisation of "howdy" - so any jovial standard response to "hello" is valid, hence StoneyB's slightly tongue-in-cheek response. – Matt Commented Apr 15, 2013 at 12:48

2016年5月9日 · Hello! It's so good to see you again after so long! If you mean for "hello" to be read more flatly, use a period. Hello. This is customer service and we are returning your message. The same is true if you're adding direct address to it: Hello George! I've missed you! Hello, Mr. Sanders. I'm writing to address your questions.

2021年3月20日 · I work in a UK legal office, and we had a temp from an agency who, we found, was emailing judges starting 'Hi Judge'. An older, senior, male judge complained about her not using appropriate form of address. She said, not unreasonably, that most judges responded 'Hi Dani'. Your options 2 to 6 are either informal or just strange.

2013年2月28日 · The phrase "How are you doing?" is also sometimes used as a greeting. The problem with "what's up" or "how are you doing" is that they may be answered as an actual question rather than treated as a greeting, while "Hi" or "Hello" has a …

2024年8月26日 · There are surely countless examples of the phrase in media, but "hello there" has become something of a trope in the Star Wars franchise for the character Obi-Wan Kenobi. In the original 1977 movie, he called out "hello there" to get the attention of R2D2 who was in the near distance. The character said it again in Episode III, sarcastically ...