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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink15•10 months agoalso as an exclamation of surprise, like “halloo, what’s this?” “hello” is still occasionally used in this sense today.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•10 months agoidk if you’re joking but not German; it was indeed halloo or holloo in English before hello became standard
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink12•10 months ago “halloo, what’s this?” “haaaallooooo” is used a lot by Germans as a slow exclamation to mean “hey idiot, what are you doing?”
minus-square🔍🦘🛎linkfedilinkEnglish4•edit-210 months agoIt’s used this way in American English sometimes, as in a teen issuing a counterpoint “HellOOOOoooo”
minus-squareBrave Little Hitachi WandlinkfedilinkEnglish4•10 months agoTry actually saying “hey idiot, what are you doing?” some time. It’s very good.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•10 months agoThat’s my morning mantra in front of the bathroom mirror
also as an exclamation of surprise, like “halloo, what’s this?”
“hello” is still occasionally used in this sense today.
found the german
idk if you’re joking but not German; it was indeed halloo or holloo in English before hello became standard
“haaaallooooo” is used a lot by Germans as a slow exclamation to mean “hey idiot, what are you doing?”
It’s used this way in American English sometimes, as in a teen issuing a counterpoint “HellOOOOoooo”
Think McFly!!
Try actually saying “hey idiot, what are you doing?” some time. It’s very good.
That’s my morning mantra in front of the bathroom mirror