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FWIW I don’t think that hi/hello have different connotations of formality. I use both interchangeably.
by catlifeonmars 4y ago
FWIW I don’t think that hi/hello have different connotations of formality. I use both interchangeably.
- LAC-Tech 4y agoFor me they definitely do. Hi is much more casual.
- alistairSH 4y agoThis. Both are informal greetings, but "hi" is more informal. Mostly interchangeable, but I tend not to use "hello" much - usually either "hi" when passing a peer in the hallway or "good morning/afternoon" if I need to be a bit more formal. FWIW, I was raised in the US, but with Scottish parents, so my speech & vocabulary differ a bit from most Americans.