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Jhumjhum Posted 19 years ago
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Goodbye and bye bye

0 Someone told me that "goodbye" is only used when there is no chance of meeting again and "bye bye" means there are possibilities of meeting again.Is it correct?0-
  

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0No, not in the UK - they mean the same thing. "Goodbye" is slightly more formal, and we would tend to say "Bye" rather than "Bye bye" informally. 02br 02br 00The person who told you this might have been thinking of French, where there is a difference between "Adieu" (when one is unlikely to meet again) and "Au revoir" (which literally means 'until we see each other again').

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  • 0No, not in the UK - they mean the same thing.
  • "Goodbye" is slightly more formal, and we would tend to say "Bye" rather than "Bye bye" informally.
  • 02br 02br 00The person who told you this might have been thinking of French, where there is a difference between "Adieu" (when one is unlikely to meet again) and "Au revoir" (which literally means 'until we see each other again').
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0No, not in the UK - they mean the same thing. "Goodbye" is slightly more formal, and we would tend to say "Bye" rather than "Bye bye" informally. I would tend to use "Bye bye" if I'm talking to a child.02br
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00The person who told you this might have been thinking of French, where there is a difference between "Adieu" (when one is unlikely to meet again) and "Au revoir"
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