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Education / Re: Lecturing Positions. by OtreasureD(f): 1:33pm On Dec 21, 2017 |
olawalepopoola: Please is OAU masters form out? |
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: DPR Recruitment Aptitude Test: Check List Of Those Invited by OtreasureD(f): 3:27pm On Jul 15, 2017 |
Yeahreen: Since we are batch F , does it mean batch E just concluded their training? |
Nairaland / General / Re: The Top Fastest Things Around The World(2015). by OtreasureD(f): 4:37pm On Dec 06, 2015 |
deewhone:Do you think we really need that in Nigeria now? Road issues should be addressed first. |
Phones / Re: Reason We All Say 'Hello' When Answering Phone Calls (Photo) by OtreasureD(f): 7:27pm On Nov 23, 2015 |
Why Say 'hello' On Lifting The Telephone? by Officerricky
(m ): 11:26am On May 09 , 2013
Nearly every person on this planet, irrespective of their
caste, creed, religion, nationality,
language, status or position in society on picking up a
phone will first say ‘Hello.’ Have any of us ever
wondered as to why we say ‘Hello’ on lifting a
phone? It may be re-called that it was Alexander Graham
Bell, who first invented the telephone way back in March,
1876. Was he then the person who first coined the
word ‘Hello?’ There are no such records in history
verifying that he was indeed the person to coin the
word, and one also tends to wonder about that
because the word ‘Hello’ has been used for ages, even
when people met each other face-to-face. There is even a
hoax mail circulating online about
‘Hello.’ It states that there was a girl called
Margaret Hello and she was supposed to be the
girlfriend of Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of
telephone. And from her name the word originated. It
goes on to add that in life we may forget the name of the
great inventor Graham Bell but never that of his
girlfriend, who was his true love. However, the fact is that
Graham Bell never had a
girlfriend name Margaret Hello; he had a wife whose
name was Mable Hubbard Bell. And the sad irony was
she could never be able to use a phone because she
was deaf. Also in reality, the word used by Bell after
inventing the telephone was Ahoy! It was actually Thomas
Alva Edison who first used the word
‘Hello’ on mistakenly hearing a ‘Hullo.’ One finds the word
"Hello" as an acceptable form of
greeting between people of all levels and strata of
society, whether it be your closest friend or the
President of the United States or Queen of England or
any ordinary person. It would still be an acceptable
form of greeting either while talking face-to-face or after
picking up a phone. Once this aspect of the word
“Hello” was realized, people started to pick up on it
and now it is just a custom and to a great extent an
unconscious habit. Without a shred of doubt it can be said
that "Hello" is
the most common word used by every one world
over, once they pick up the phone. You can even
check for yourself and note this. Also next time, when
your phone rings and you say a "Hello" do ponder
over it, before you start a conversation. Tring Tring Tring
.... Hello...Hello. |
Education / Re: This Is The State Of A School In Ikotun, Lagos (pictures) by OtreasureD(f): 5:03pm On Nov 21, 2015 |
It looks like a Muslim private school or if you like, say ilekewu. |
Family / Re: My Boyfriend Said I Should Buy Him Gucci Driver Shoes (screenshots) by OtreasureD(f): 8:44pm On Sep 21, 2015 |
Is the shoe a flying boat? ....
Please, save your precious money! 5 Likes |
Education / Re: Oluchi Saw Her Death Coming –family Of Electrocuted UNILAG Student by OtreasureD(f): 8:39pm On Sep 13, 2015 |
Oooo nooo RIP to the dead and I pray God comfort the family... |
Politics / Re: LAWMA Official Killed By A Speeding Vehicle In Lagos This Morning (Photos) by OtreasureD(f): 4:03pm On Aug 29, 2015 |
God have mercy... Rip |
Nairaland / General / Re: This Was Killed In My Compound Tonight (pics) by OtreasureD(f): 11:25pm On Aug 21, 2015 |
This is a big fat rat, period! 1 Like |
Car Talk / Re: Accident Involving Truck And Bus On Ore-Lagos, Today (Photos) by OtreasureD(f): 11:08pm On Aug 15, 2015 |
@ bobbyjay001. I really think he has vanished.. 1 Like |
Crime / Re: Guy Caught Selling Soap As Phone In Lagos (see Photo) by OtreasureD(f): 4:17pm On Aug 14, 2015 |
The devil is in trouble! |
Celebrities / Re: Skiibii Is Alive - Kcee by OtreasureD(f): 4:02pm On Aug 14, 2015 |
Some persons are just too funny... |
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