BS: Au revoir .....

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From: Micca
Date: 06 Apr 06 - 06:13 PM

Someone gave me once what I still regard as one of the best phrases for taking leave of a friend, (they said it is a literal translation from Inuit)...."Sometime again"..... Perfect summing up in 2 words


or for the less perfect, From "Mapp and Lucia"
" eau Reservoir"

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From: Paul Burke
Date: 06 Apr 06 - 06:35 AM

Which is similar to to "au revoir", "arriverderci", "see ya", "Abyssinia" etc...

Of course, "shalom" means "salaam".

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From: Kweku
Date: 06 Apr 06 - 06:28 AM

traditionally in Ghana,we donot have the word "goodbye" in any of our local languages. rather we say to someone "don't keep long in coming".

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From: The Shambles
Date: 06 Apr 06 - 05:05 AM

Is 'ole' just saying hello backwards?

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From: Paul Burke
Date: 06 Apr 06 - 03:49 AM

Goodbye Dolly I must **** you, though it breaks my **** to ****,
Something tells me I am needed at the front to **** the foe....

OK where does Tarra come from then? I can do toodle-pip (variant on toodle-oo).

Ciao, men.

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From: Purple Foxx
Date: 06 Apr 06 - 01:27 AM

As Don Firth stated it's a contraction of "God Be with you".
Adios & Adieu mean substantively the same thing.

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From: Little Hawk
Date: 06 Apr 06 - 01:02 AM

I think "goodbye" means "it'll be good to see you again, bye and bye", most likely.

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From: Elmer Fudd
Date: 06 Apr 06 - 12:44 AM

Good byee
Good byee
Wipe the tear, baby tear
From your eyee.

Though it's hard to part I know
I'll be tickled to death to go

Don't cryee
Don't sighee
There's a silver lining in the skyee.

Turrah old thing cheerio chin-chin
na-poo toodle-loo good-byee!

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From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 05 Apr 06 - 10:32 PM

Fortunately we don't have to not use words just because they've been co-opted or attributed to religions (of any sort). It's like calling facial tissues Kleenex. After a while the name stops being someones or some group's exclusive property.

SRS

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From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 05 Apr 06 - 09:55 PM

A hui hou
Or emphatically- hele pela!

(trying to pick up a few words of Hawaiian)

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From: Bill D
Date: 05 Apr 06 - 09:26 PM

My daddy used to say "Here's your hat, what's your hurry?"

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From: Azizi
Date: 05 Apr 06 - 09:18 PM

Though those who aren't Christian may have some problems with all of its words, I think this song best exemplifies what "goodbye" means:

GOD BE WITH YOU TILL WE MEET AGAIN-Jeremiah E. Rankin, published 1880

God be with you till we meet again,
By His counsels guide, uphold you,
With His sheep securely fold you,
God be with you till we meet again.

Refrain:
Till we meet, till we meet,
Till we meet at Jesus' feet;
Till we meet, till we meet,
God be with you till we meet again.

God be with you till we meet again,
'Neath His wings securely hide you,
Daily manna still provide you,
God be with you till we meet again.

God be with you till we meet again,
When life's perils thick confound you,
Put His arms unfailing round you,
God be with you till we meet again.

God be with you till we meet again,
Keep love's banner floating o'er you,
Smite death's threat'ning wave before you,
God be with you till we meet again.

http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/God_Be_with_You_till_We_Meet_Again/

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From: Azizi
Date: 05 Apr 06 - 09:08 PM

In the spirit of the memorable line "No more wire hangers!" from the movie "Mommy Dearest", when I first saw this thread title I had the nerve to think "No more goodbye threads!"

;o}

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From: Janie
Date: 05 Apr 06 - 08:18 PM

The way my grandpa used to say it was..."I'm glad you got to see me!"

Janie

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From: bobad
Date: 05 Apr 06 - 07:58 PM

Off the top of my head, to me it means something along the lines that "we may be parting for now but will be meeting again."

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From: Don Firth
Date: 05 Apr 06 - 07:56 PM

According to Merriam-Webster, it's a contraction of "God be with you."

Don Firth

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From: LilyFestre
Date: 05 Apr 06 - 07:56 PM

Auf wiedersehen!
Tschuss!

Michelle

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From: Janie
Date: 05 Apr 06 - 07:55 PM

Later gator?

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From: bobad
Date: 05 Apr 06 - 07:52 PM

Jeeze, I was worried for a minute there that you were checking out.

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From: number 6
Date: 05 Apr 06 - 07:47 PM

.. shalom ... adios .... arrivederci.

what does goodbye really mean?

sIx