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Post by Brandon Walsh is Insane. on Jul 5, 2018 14:01:56 GMT -5
I just learned that the greeting "howdy" is a contraction of the formal phrase "How do you do?"
Consider my mind blown... looking at it, it makes perfect sense. Why have I never realized this before?
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Post by Shy Guy on Jul 5, 2018 14:33:58 GMT -5
That's actually kinda crazy
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Post by Hassan bin Sober on Jul 5, 2018 15:44:24 GMT -5
I think i was vaguely aware of that.
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Ultimo Gallos
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Jul 5, 2018 16:33:35 GMT -5
I kinda remember hearing this when I was in elementary school.
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Post by H-Virus on Jul 5, 2018 16:40:44 GMT -5
Well, now I understand why some people expand it to 'Howdy-do'.
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Post by Brandon Walsh is Insane. on Jul 5, 2018 18:34:32 GMT -5
Well, now I understand why some people expand it to 'Howdy-do'. Oh man, that makes so much sense! |
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Post by Larryhausen on Jul 6, 2018 3:32:02 GMT -5
Well, now I understand why some people expand it to 'Howdy-do'. Especially when it's Peter McCallister. The FATHER. |
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