Ever say "Hi?"

[Barbara Need]

>Thank you! I just need more experience...
>
>Y.S.

Question for the original poster. Was the punctuation significant?
That is, were you asking about the use of _hi_ with a rising
intonation? Or were you asking about the use of _hi_ with any
intonation? I certainly use _hi_ as a greeting and I can imagine
using the rising intonation if I am not certain if I know the person
I am addressing, or if I think I might be interrupting.

Barbara Need
UofC--Linguistics

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Kim & Rima McKinzey" <rkmck at EARTHLINK.NET>
>To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
>Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 4:00 PM
>Subject: Re: Ever say "Hi?"
>
>  > >We do hear people saying "Hello?" But personally I've never heard anybody
>>  >saying "Hi?" Do you? Odd?
>>
>>  All the time, hear it and use it.  Also "hey."
>>
>>  Rima
>>