+386 So this really old guy told me that people used to greet each other by saying heaven is high and hell is low... that was then shortened to hi and hello. Just saying, that's kinda cool. amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Is that true?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Um, some old guy told it to me. So, I don't know, but it sounds legit.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Hey, I don't know, but it was kinda cool anyway.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Um.... I guess not. It's just funny.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

hello is an alteration of hollo or hallo which were derived from German. Thomas Edison also misheard "hullo" as "hello" and later it became the typical telephone greeting

by Anonymous 13 years ago

That's cool. :) How about hi? I wasn't trying to say that this story was for sure real, but it was kinda a fun thing I heard.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

yeahh it is really cute :) i just figured i would share since people were wondering if it was true or not. I'm not sure about hi though lol

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Thanks for clearing things up!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Your life must be average... >.>

by Anonymous 13 years ago

haha, I don't really read mlia very often.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

the guy who invented the telephone wanted to people to say "a hoi hoi"

by Anonymous 13 years ago

wow...you're emo.^^^^

by Anonymous 13 years ago

A real emo, wouldn't come-out of the closet like that over the internet, poser.

by Anonymous 13 years ago