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6 sept. 2010 · Using the word "bye" on it's own we will draw out the final "e" into almost its own syllable, like: by-eee, in sing-song fashion. Whereas at the end of "goodbye" it is clipped, like: good-by. I agree that "bye bye" is either baby talk or ironic, and if used incorrectly would be perceived as insulting; if you're unsure, don't use it.
19 nov. 2012 · Judging by the above posts (all AmE), I'd say YES, there does appear to be a difference. "Bye-bye" is one of the many variants often heard in BrE (and I've heard it used in AusE, NZE, IndE, IrE) — but I've never heard it associated with being childish, gay, effeminate or patronising, nor being used essentially by grandmothers, nor used specifically to toddlers or infants.
24 mars 2017 · The related phrase by the bye, it reports, means. in passing; by way of digression; apropos to the matter at hand. Interestingly, this dictionary does not offer by the by as a variant spelling for by the bye. This definition clarifies Charles Dickens's meaning in the following sentence from Dombey and Son (published between 1846 and 1848):
0. "By the bye" comes from an old sailing term. "Sailing by the bye" means sailing close-hauled (ie close to the wind direction). If you weren't sailing on the bye, you would be sailing large, sails out and away from the wind's direction. To refer to all forms of sailing one would say "bye and large".
21 mars 2018 · Mar 21, 2018. #2. I would say that these are just common greetings of departure, and I wouldn't take them literally. I also wouldn't expect to hear either of them from a job interviewer at the end of the interview. "See you" is too casual and "bye-bye" is too childish. Having said that, a lot of job interviewers are as nervous as the people ...
Bye refers to the practice of allowing a player or team to advance to the next round of a playoff tournament without playing. This is from The New Meriram-Webster's Dictionary. Since tournament is what has been asked for, so for me it is "bye".
8 nov. 2013 · Hello! I want to know whether native speakers say "Bye" to end a phone call. Like: (I'm on the phone…..) Me: I'll see you tomorrow then. Luzy: OK. Me: Bye. I think it's okay. But I don't think we say "bye-bye". That sounds a bit odd to me. 'Goodbye' sounds too formal here. What do you...
17 déc. 2015 · Sorry66, even to me bye for now suggests that you're expecting to see/hear from that person again. I don't think that bye now as an abbreviation of it is an AusE thing - it's just my opinion. I would use it even if the conversation hadn't gone on for longer than I wanted it to.
18 janv. 2010 · Senior Member. Portishead, UK. English (British) Jan 18, 2010. #2. I would probably spell it "byesy-bye". It is a baby-talk equivalent to "bye-bye" or "bye". I would only use it to say goodbye to a small child or, in an ironic sense, to a close friend. G.
18 déc. 2011 · USA - English. Dec 18, 2011. #4. tepatria said: Bye and bye means some vague, far off time in the future. It has also been used to refer to life after death " In the sweet bye and bye, we will meet on that beautiful shore " is the start of an old hymn. Except that the phrase is "by and by", and the name of the old hymn is "In the Sweet By and ...
