i mean it's not a good thing to say bye to someone. so why do we say the good part?
2006-10-26 13:50:23 · 7 answers · asked by aynonomus 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
I personally after saying 'good' bye to too many loved ones that died, will never say that. I always say, "see-ya."
I agree. there is no Good in bye's.
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2006-10-26 13:55:00 · answer #1 · answered by ~*bUtteRFy~*~kISSeS*~ 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I think the good in "good-bye" is like saying "good tidings until we meet again" wether in this world or after
2006-10-26 21:13:00 · answer #2 · answered by scratchandpeck 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the phrase used to be, "God be with you". Which got shortened to "God be", and thus to "Good-bye".
See below:
[Alteration (influenced by good day) of God be with you.]
WORD HISTORY No doubt more than one reader has wondered exactly how goodbye is derived from the phrase “God be with you.” To understand this, it is helpful to see earlier forms of the expression, such as God be wy you, god b'w'y, godbwye, god buy' ye, and good-b'wy. The first word of the expression is now good and not God, for good replaced God by analogy with such expressions as good day, perhaps after people no longer had a clear idea of the original sense of the expression. A letter of 1573 written by Gabriel Harvey contains the first recorded use of goodbye: “To requite your gallonde [gallon] of godbwyes, I regive you a pottle of howdyes,” recalling another contraction that is still used.
2006-10-26 21:12:58 · answer #3 · answered by Katherine Blackthorne 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it is wishing the other person a good parting
2006-10-26 20:52:55 · answer #4 · answered by confused mom 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
google it! Why do we say bless you when someone sneezes That's cool also chk it out!
2006-10-26 21:13:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think to wish them a good farewell
2006-10-26 20:52:57 · answer #6 · answered by ally'smom 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
would you prefer to say fuc* off?
2006-10-26 21:10:08 · answer #7 · answered by princess 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋