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Hello hello! Ahoy ahoy!

Origin of the word “hello”.

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  1. nomusician says: 13

    Wow, first time I see you seem a little nervous with the camera.
    It must be an early video… :???:

  2. Ahoy Ahoy,

    Wow, this lesson really made me not want to ever say Hello again. I’ll feel like I’m yelling at somebody. I’ve found myself recently not knowing how to greet people…and I rarely ever say Bye or Goodbye.

    YS,
    TOF

  3. mijj says: 10

    “hello ahoy” – coincidentally covered in this clip from the amusing brit tv show QI: [QI - Origin of "Hello" & the Rudeness of Phones]

    this clip includes mention of that long “fuckyflucky…” word that M’s covered.

  4. leonard says: 9

    My random lesson and to share thishttp://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=QShSmpI0r9k and then ask for why “Good Bye?”

  5. omgchasewtf says: 7

    If you go on wikipedia you can find the origins of these words…

  6. hutchiee says: 6

    As good as you were at explaining words a year ago… OMG your presentation skills and production quality has improved so much! You have let me know your secret, it can’t just be practice.

    PS I can’t believe the YouTube comments for this video are relatively intelligent.

  7. 45ware says: 4

    Word “Ahoj” (pronounced: ahoy) is actually used on dayly basis by 15 milions people in Slovakia and Czech republic. So now you known others

    Reference

    http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ahoj

  8. prospero811 says: 3

    Hi Marina,

    I’ve been going back and catching up on old lessons I never watched before. You are really improving your game considerably over such a short time. Remarkable.

    Regarding “hello” though, you might want to redo this video. Prior to the invention of the telephone, the word was used as a greeting in literature (e.g. Mark Twain in the story “Roughing It” and as far back as the 1820’s by other authors).

    Have a great day!

    Eric

  9. sinewave says: 2

    However, you may mispronounciate some words, but it sounds cool and sexy anyway…

    gimme a call :) . just kidding.

  10. jcnick says: 1

    Ahoy hoy Marina,

    Great presentation & explanation, you mesmerize me with your beauty and the fact that you like to explain words/phrases, you explain so seductively.

    I like it, while learning at the same time, good website!

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