Just today, someone wanted to start a chat with me and as usual of most people, she said:
"Hello"
I replied by saying "hello". and next thing she said was
"Hi".
What do you see wrong with that?
CAUTION: To a native speaker of English, the response to "hello" is "hello", not "hi".
I even hear most teachers say "hello oooo" to their students/pupils and those ones too would say "hiiiiii".
Sorry, that is incorrect!
When you hear "hello", the response is "hello", not "hi".
Thank you BEB for this segment on your blog. It is very informative and educating.
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