Timeline for Is "hello" followed by "!" or "."?
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| May 10, 2016 at 17:32 | answer | added | user33914 | timeline score: -4 | |
| May 10, 2016 at 8:50 | comment | added | Seldom 'Where's Monica' Needy | I'll note here that "Hello?" is also acceptable, depending on context. When posed as a question, it simply means "Can you hear me?" or "Are you there / Is someone there?" | |
| May 10, 2016 at 7:45 | comment | added | Kevin | Both are grammatically correct. Do you want to say "Hello!" to someone or do you want to say "Hello." to someone, you can make that choice every time again. | |
| May 10, 2016 at 6:06 | answer | added | BobRodes | timeline score: 1 | |
| May 10, 2016 at 5:52 | comment | added | Maulik V | It all depends on the context and it is not restricted just to 'hello'. When it comes to an exclamatory mark, the 'mood' is more important! Aw..I put an exclamatory just now! Ah, one more time! Ah...one more... | |
| May 9, 2016 at 20:05 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackEnglishLL/status/729764146594590721 | ||
| May 9, 2016 at 18:09 | answer | added | Catija | timeline score: 36 | |
| May 9, 2016 at 18:06 | answer | added | Sarah | timeline score: 11 | |
| May 9, 2016 at 18:02 | history | edited | Nathan Tuggy | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Improved clarity and reduced redundancy
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| May 9, 2016 at 17:51 | history | asked | ํYingwor | CC BY-SA 3.0 |