You don't pick the phone up and go 'huh-hello?'!?
2007-03-26 22:09:40 · 19 answers · asked by Buck Flair 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
OK so a lot of people are saying its a form of 'bye bye!'. Why then, do we say that but not 'hello hello!'?
What a strange language we have.
2007-03-26 22:23:46 · update #1
Ha HA! I personally just say 'Bye' but your right, although some people I have heard do say 'Huh-Hello'
2007-03-26 22:14:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm Welsh so the majority of my calls end in 'hwyl!'
Bub-bye is a lazy way of saying bye-bye which in turn comes from goodbye.
Bye means nothing by itself but that doesn't stop the lazy ones trying...bye!
2007-03-27 06:25:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
it is also a form of speech impediment, yes, it does mean bye bye - but bub bye is just the way some people speak. Whether it is in their accent or the fact that they were not taight to speak properly.
2007-03-27 05:38:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
bye-bye is bad enough but bub-bye makes me crazy!
i don't know why but i do know i want to reach thru the phone and smack them!
it annoys me to no end!
idiots!
2007-03-27 13:40:14 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's bye-bye, and probably said as a more informal gesture....much like 'night-night' when you are saying goodnight to a small child.
2007-03-27 05:24:28 · answer #5 · answered by jenna 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They are saying 'bye bye' and it just sounds like that as they say it quickly
2007-03-27 05:20:45 · answer #6 · answered by clairelou_lane 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its just up to personal preference. i just say bye and hello. if u say these words u ask of maybe u should be asking yourself the question!
maybe its due to trying to make the caller feel comfortable and its kinda like baby talk.
2007-03-27 05:13:59 · answer #7 · answered by rachel r 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's "bye-bye". Just an informal greeting.
2007-03-27 05:14:10 · answer #8 · answered by True Blue Brit 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i havent heard of bub-bye but i say bye-bye.
2007-03-27 05:14:25 · answer #9 · answered by helly 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wasnt it someone like Cheggers who used it a lot in the 80's and some people mimic it?
2007-03-27 05:13:56 · answer #10 · answered by PhoenixRights 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋