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@h4ckernews@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 hours ago

The 600-year-old origins of the word 'hello'

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20260113-hello-hiya-aloha-what-our-greetings-reveal

#HackerNews #600YearOrigins #hello #LanguageHistory #Greetings #Etymology

'Hullo, hillo, holla': The 600-year-old origins of the word 'hello'

It's 200 years since the word "hello" was first used in print - though its roots date back to the 15th Century. How has the language of greetings evolved - and what does it tell us?
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@herissonrose@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

10/10 Purrfect cat (that I never met before on my life - she just hopped up, greeted Monty, and sat on me!)

I rate vets by:

a) do they have a cat ?
b) how awesome is their cat ?

#CatsOfMastodon #greetings

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View of a tabby cat curled on a lap, viewed from above. Her tail.is curled around her body, front paws curled up as well. The human is wearing black jeans, part of a bag visible bottom right. The asphalt is green with moss and dotted with lichen spots, which looks like a halo around the cat's head.
View of a tabby cat curled on a lap, viewed from above. Her tail.is curled around her body, front paws curled up as well. The human is wearing black jeans, part of a bag visible bottom right. The asphalt is green with moss and dotted with lichen spots, which looks like a halo around the cat's head.
View of a tabby cat curled on a lap, viewed from above. Her tail.is curled around her body, front paws curled up as well. The human is wearing black jeans, part of a bag visible bottom right. The asphalt is green with moss and dotted with lichen spots, which looks like a halo around the cat's head.
Same cat, head now raised and looking to the right.
Same cat, head now raised and looking to the right.
Same cat, head now raised and looking to the right.
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@herissonrose@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

10/10 Purrfect cat (that I never met before on my life - she just hopped up, greeted Monty, and sat on me!)

I rate vets by:

a) do they have a cat ?
b) how awesome is their cat ?

#CatsOfMastodon #greetings

2 media
View of a tabby cat curled on a lap, viewed from above. Her tail.is curled around her body, front paws curled up as well. The human is wearing black jeans, part of a bag visible bottom right. The asphalt is green with moss and dotted with lichen spots, which looks like a halo around the cat's head.
View of a tabby cat curled on a lap, viewed from above. Her tail.is curled around her body, front paws curled up as well. The human is wearing black jeans, part of a bag visible bottom right. The asphalt is green with moss and dotted with lichen spots, which looks like a halo around the cat's head.
View of a tabby cat curled on a lap, viewed from above. Her tail.is curled around her body, front paws curled up as well. The human is wearing black jeans, part of a bag visible bottom right. The asphalt is green with moss and dotted with lichen spots, which looks like a halo around the cat's head.
Same cat, head now raised and looking to the right.
Same cat, head now raised and looking to the right.
Same cat, head now raised and looking to the right.
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