Hi or Hello?

Question

Which do you prefer to say?

Answer 1

messeger- Hello
Phone- Hello
Passin by- Hi
Meeting somewhere- Hi

Personal prefrences thow.

Answer 2

Hello

Answer 3

Hello

Answer 4

Hi and Hello

Answer 5

"HI" is more casual and gives a more relaxed, casual feeling.

Most people use the word "Hello", in more formal situations, such as meeting a dignitary from another country, the president, governor or at job interviews.
It's just curtousy to say "Hello" to a superior.

Carol makes a good point. I'll use it is an extension to my answer.

We say "Hello" on the phone because we don't know who might be on the other end. It could be someone special or someone with authority.

Answer 6

Hi is much better. Its a more relaxed and informal way of saying hello to someone. Its a lazy way of typing hello but more friendly. Hello is percieved as a cautious hello if you don't know someone.

So 'Hello' is a more cautious way of saying hi to someone if you don't really know them that well and 'Hi' is a more informal and laid back approach to saying hello its much friendlier.

Its similar to having yours sincerley and yours faithfully at the end of a letter. Its how well you know someone.

The bonus to saying 'Hi' is its alot quicker to type lol.

Answer 7

I prefer 'Hello'.

'Hi' is extremely informal. 'Good day' is (except in Australia and New Zealand) formal to the point of stuffiness.

'Hello' strikes a nice balance.

Note: it was once considered to be slang and rather rude, deriving as it does from the hunting cry 'View Halloo!', thus conflating the interlocutor with a game beast.

Answer 8

hi

Answer 9

It really depends to whom i am saying, If a person is elderly i would go in for hello and if young or of the same age i would say hi well the jist is to greet no matter what you say

Answer 10

Hi.

Answer 11

Depends on the occasion. Face to face meetings, I generally use Hi. When writing emails, I use Hello. :)