Why hello

The 'why' is just an exclamation when used like this, just like 'Ah, hello there' or 'Oh, hello there', it just indicates a small measure of surprise, pleasant surprise. Not a question anyway. It does not mean " pourquoi? Eh bien, Ma foi, In AE it is an expression you might hear your grandparents use. Last edited: Jan 30, Many thanks for the replies. You must log in or register to reply here. Find out why we say goodbye in the first place and the numerous other ways you can bid farewell.

Feedback See Today's Synonym. Word of the Day. Meanings Meanings. Previous "Reeking" vs. Where does hello come from? What about other greetings? Unlock a new world of learning! Join the Dictionary. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Rastell Nature. Bvij, Than I perceyue ye wyll make gode chere Hu.

How do you then denie it to be Canonicall? Do not you loue me? Why no, no more then reason. And the Gouernour said, Why, what euil hath he done? Steele Spectator No. Warner in J. Jesse G. Why, go to bed. Very true. Why, no; not as Josephus described them. Kingsley Water-babies iii. Emphasizing or calling more or less abrupt attention to the statement following as in the apodosis of a sentence , in opposition to a possible or vaguely apprehended doubt or objection.

Raynald tr. Lodge Rosalynde N 2 b, And to conceale it, why it doubled her griefe. More Malone Soc. I shall in all my best obay you Madam.