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Usenet Posted 21 years ago
English in UK
Phrase 'Good morning to you'
Hi,
I've noticed over the last year or two that presenters on the various BBC news programs now use the phrase 'good morning to you' more regularly than simply 'good morning'. This is not reciprocated in the evening and I have yet to hear, or notice, the use of 'good evening to you'.
There is something about the phrase 'good morning to you' that I find annoying, namely that the 'to you' is entirely redundant when speaking to someone, whom else would you be saying 'good morning' to? It is also a phrase that is seldom used, in my experience anyway. When people wish me good morning they invariably say either 'good morning' or 'morning' sometimes followed by my name.
Has anyone else noticed the rise of 'good morning to you' in BBC broadcasting? Can anyone explain why it seems to be replacing the perfectly adequate 'good morning' and why 'good evening to you' has not also been adopted?
Thanks and regards,
MS
I've noticed over the last year or two that presenters on the various BBC news programs now use the phrase 'good morning to you' more regularly than simply 'good morning'. This is not reciprocated in the evening and I have yet to hear, or notice, the use of 'good evening to you'.
There is something about the phrase 'good morning to you' that I find annoying, namely that the 'to you' is entirely redundant when speaking to someone, whom else would you be saying 'good morning' to? It is also a phrase that is seldom used, in my experience anyway. When people wish me good morning they invariably say either 'good morning' or 'morning' sometimes followed by my name.
Has anyone else noticed the rise of 'good morning to you' in BBC broadcasting? Can anyone explain why it seems to be replacing the perfectly adequate 'good morning' and why 'good evening to you' has not also been adopted?
Thanks and regards,
MS
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[nq:1]Has anyone else noticed the rise of 'good morning to you' in BBC broadcasting? [/nq] I hadn't noticed (probably don't watch enough TV), but the version with "to you" sounds to my ears like some combination of slightly upper-class, rural and 40-50 years ago. org
- [nq:1]Has anyone else noticed the rise of 'good morning to you' in BBC broadcasting?
- [/nq] I hadn't noticed (probably don't watch enough TV), but the version with "to you" sounds to my ears like some combination of slightly upper-class, rural and 40-50 years ago.
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[nq:1]Has anyone else noticed the rise of 'good morning to you' in BBC broadcasting? Can anyone explain why it seems to be replacing the perfectly adequate 'good morning' and why 'good evening to you' has not also been adopted?[/nq]
I hadn't noticed (probably don't watch enough TV), but the version with "to you" sounds to my ears like some combination of slightly upper-class, rural and 40-50 y
I hadn't noticed (probably don't watch enough TV), but the version with "to you" sounds to my ears like some combination of slightly upper-class, rural and 40-50 y
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[nq:1]Hi, I've noticed over the last year or two that presenters on the various BBC news programs now use the ... seems to be replacing the perfectly adequate 'good morning' and why 'good evening to you' has not also been adopted?[/nq]
Perhaps it is because 'good morning' on its own is slightly ambiguous. Are we stating the fact that it is a good morning or are we wishing a good morning to som
Perhaps it is because 'good morning' on its own is slightly ambiguous. Are we stating the fact that it is a good morning or are we wishing a good morning to som
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At 13:30:48 on Thu, 27 Oct 2005, Tony Mountifield
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[nq:2]Has anyone else noticed the rise of 'good morning to ... why 'good evening to you' has not also been adopted?[/nq]
[nq:1]I hadn't noticed (probably don't watch enough TV), but the version with "to you" sounds to my ears like some combination of slightly upper-class, rural and 40-50 years ago.[/nq]
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(Email Removed) wrote in :
[nq:2]Has anyone else noticed the rise of 'good morning to ... why 'good evening to you' has not also been adopted?[/nq]
[nq:1]I hadn't noticed (probably don't watch enough TV), but the version with "to you" sounds to my ears like some combination of slightly upper-class, rural and 40-50 years ago.[/nq]
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Molly Mockford emailed this:
[nq:2]I hadn't noticed (probably don't watch enough TV), but the ... some combination of slightly upper-class, rural and 40-50 years ago.[/nq]
[nq:1]IIRC, "Good Morning To You" was a little song written by a couple of American ladies quite some years ago ... a weak "t'you" added at the end, it sounds more Irish. But I've never heard this on the BBC either.[/nq]
[nq:2]I hadn't noticed (probably don't watch enough TV), but the ... some combination of slightly upper-class, rural and 40-50 years ago.[/nq]
[nq:1]IIRC, "Good Morning To You" was a little song written by a couple of American ladies quite some years ago ... a weak "t'you" added at the end, it sounds more Irish. But I've never heard this on the BBC either.[/nq]
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[nq:2]I hadn't noticed (probably don't watch enough TV), but the ... some combination of slightly upper-class, rural and 40-50 years ago.[/nq]
[nq:1]IIRC, "Good Morning To You" was a little song written by a couple of American ladies quite some years ago ... a weak "t'you" added at the end, it sounds more Irish. But I've never heard this on the BBC either.[/nq]
Not just recent and not just
[nq:1]IIRC, "Good Morning To You" was a little song written by a couple of American ladies quite some years ago ... a weak "t'you" added at the end, it sounds more Irish. But I've never heard this on the BBC either.[/nq]
Not just recent and not just
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[nq:1]If the stress is on the "to you", I would consider this usage as American; if it is more of a weak "t'you" added at the end, it sounds more Irish.[/nq]
The whole greeting is merely conventional anyway. The broadcaster can't have any idea of who "you" might be. It's only said because launching off into the subject matter from cold sounds a bit bald. I think the simple "This is BBC Radio 4
The whole greeting is merely conventional anyway. The broadcaster can't have any idea of who "you" might be. It's only said because launching off into the subject matter from cold sounds a bit bald. I think the simple "This is BBC Radio 4
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[nq:1]Hi, I've noticed over the last year or two that presenters on the various BBC news programs now use the ... seems to be replacing the perfectly adequate 'good morning' and why 'good evening to you' has not also been adopted?[/nq]
It seems to me that this is used when the presenter has omitted to greet the interviewee, or has not yet got around to it, and is reminded of their manners - a
It seems to me that this is used when the presenter has omitted to greet the interviewee, or has not yet got around to it, and is reminded of their manners - a
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