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Stevenukd Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
GOODBYE = SO LONG ?
Dear Teachers,
1. We say "Goodbye!" when we know that we will see her or him very soon, right? and we say "so long!" when we don't know when we will see her or him again, right?
2. I've heard of the sentence "see you around!" many times, but I don't know when to use it. Is it the same meaning as "see you later!"?
Thanks very much to Teachers,
Stevenukd.
1. We say "Goodbye!" when we know that we will see her or him very soon, right? and we say "so long!" when we don't know when we will see her or him again, right?
2. I've heard of the sentence "see you around!" many times, but I don't know when to use it. Is it the same meaning as "see you later!"?
Thanks very much to Teachers,
Stevenukd.
Top answer
) so long, goodbye = I think I'd use both of these when I expect to see the person again. It might vary by region.
- ) so long, goodbye = I think I'd use both of these when I expect to see the person again.
- It might vary by region.
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see you around = when you don't know when you will see the person again
see you later = when you think you will probably see them again (?)
so long, goodbye = I think I'd use both of these when I expect to see the person again. It might vary by region.
see you later = when you think you will probably see them again (?)
so long, goodbye = I think I'd use both of these when I expect to see the person again. It might vary by region.
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"Goodbye" is used when you leave someone, whether you think you'll see that person again soon or not. It's the only good choice when leaving people you do NOT expect to see again, but I also say it to my daughters when I drop them off in the morning even when I'll see them that evening.
In my thinking, "see you around" means that you have not set a specific date to get together again, bu
In my thinking, "see you around" means that you have not set a specific date to get together again, bu
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Goodbye is always appropriate.
The others are more informal slangy expressions.
So long - makes me think of cowboys for some reason. Not used much.
See you around - you expect to bump into this person at some point (maybe you live in the same town) but they are not someone you are arranging to meet again
See you later - you will be seeing them again shortly.
The others are more informal slangy expressions.
So long - makes me think of cowboys for some reason. Not used much.
See you around - you expect to bump into this person at some point (maybe you live in the same town) but they are not someone you are arranging to meet again
See you later - you will be seeing them again shortly.
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