2006-07-30 18:26:57 · 17 answers · asked by prettypigtails 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Land Phones
i say you call me what do you want
2006-07-31 09:26:55 · answer #1 · answered by Stan the man 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You are saying "Hello, is there anyone there, will you talk to me, are you the person I was trying to contact." Convention simplifies it to just one word "Hello?" Everyone else has an idea of what you are saying and asking so they know how to respond.
Also "Hello" is a formality to open a conversation. It tells the other person that you are there and want to talk with them. Many people ignore this and other polite conversation bits, and that's wrong. Politeness is the grease that keeps societies wheels running.
2006-07-31 01:32:49 · answer #2 · answered by Dan S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on your purpose. Some people just say hello.
"Hello. I am Jane Jones and I am Jim's friend."
Others say hello as part of a sentence with the rest unspoken.
"Hello?..." (is there someone there?)
Still others say hello and ask the question with it.
"Hello?, May I speak to Betsy?"
2006-07-31 01:32:00 · answer #3 · answered by the Goddess Angel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the telephony exchange was 1st created people used to answer with AHOY. As phones expanded and people started getting calls from people that they did not expect they would answer AHOY? Ahoy was later replaced as a greeting with Hello. But the same question format was carried over to it as in HELLO? "Who should I say is calling?"
2006-07-31 01:34:39 · answer #4 · answered by DREAK 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're greeting the person & trying to figure out who it is at the same time. So it won't be rude. You wouldn't the phone & say, "Who's this?!" When it could be your grandma. It's the sounds more nicer when you say, "Hello?".
2006-07-31 01:32:31 · answer #5 · answered by KIMBO 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're saying "Hello?" as in asking a question because "Hello" in this context means "Is anyone there?" This is probably because people usually said "Hello" or "Blahblah speaking, who's this?" and they sort of merged together into "Hello?"
Imagine if it was "Blahblah speaking, hello?"
lol
2006-07-31 01:31:10 · answer #6 · answered by Mike 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Acknowledgement...!!! It's the first and opening phase of communication. When somebody say HELLO to you, what did you say?
2006-07-31 01:57:39 · answer #7 · answered by happydoods 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because I guess in this context, "hello" is our way of saying "why are you calling this number" ???
(good question)
2006-07-31 01:29:50 · answer #8 · answered by ♪ ♥ ♪ ♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is to see if anyone is there. Sometimes people hang up. It's also a nice greeting.
2006-07-31 01:28:39 · answer #9 · answered by petlover948 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because saying, "What the F*** do you want?" would get you in trouble...especially if mom was calling.
2006-07-31 01:31:12 · answer #10 · answered by Crys H. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because you dont always know who's on the other end of the line
2006-07-31 01:30:05 · answer #11 · answered by schmushe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋