AGB (1847-1922) was the son of Alexander Melville Bell (1819-1905)
"teacher and researcher of physiological phonetics...author of numerous
works on orthoepy and elocution...creator of Visible Speech" (Wiki).
Well, the telephone certainly changed some things about our use of
language.
Apparently it was Thomas Edison who established "Hello" (or "Hello?") as
the standard English thing to say when answering the telephone.
And this day? Oh, on 7-3-1876 AGB was granted a US patent for an
"Improvement in Telegraphy".
Three days later it was: "Mr.Watson, come here, I want to see you."
AGB (1847-1922) was the son of Alexander Melville Bell (1819-1905) "teacher and researcher of physiological phonetics...author of numerous works on orthoepy and elocution...creator of Visible Speech" (Wiki).
Well, the telephone certainly changed some things about our use of language.
Apparently it was Thomas Edison who established "Hello" (or "Hello?") as the standard English thing to say when answering the telephone.
And this day? Oh, on 7-3-1876 AGB was granted a US patent for an "Improvement
in Telegraphy".
Three days later it was: "Mr.Watson, come here, I want to see you."
Not sure if this is verified, but I've heard that Bell wanted people
to say "Ahoy" when answering the phone.
On 2024-03-08, Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com> wrote:
Not sure if this is verified, but I've heard that Bell wanted people
to say "Ahoy" when answering the phone.
That raises the question how Czech people answer the phone.
Around here, in this specific part of Germany, "ahoi" is the
traditional carnival greeting, so the everyday Czech use is initially amusing.
On 2024-03-08, Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com> wrote:
Not sure if this is verified, but I've heard that Bell wanted people
to say "Ahoy" when answering the phone.
That raises the question how Czech people answer the phone.
Around here, in this specific part of Germany, "ahoi" is the
traditional carnival greeting, so the everyday Czech use is initially amusing.
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