linguistic mistakes committed by politics from countries that english is not first L

[Teia]

Originally Posted by englishstudent

I understand your point.
Though not on the topic of what asad5 has asked,
don't Australians say "G'day (mate)" just as a greeting? I mean not necessarily when parting/closing a meeting.

Hi

Thank you for the additional information provided. I did not know that Australians do use Good day as an usual greeting.


Regards,

[DavyBCN]

Originally Posted by teia_petrescu

Hi
Thank you for the additional information provided. I did not know that Australians do use Good day as an usual greeting.
Regards,

Sorry Teia , and everyone else who said the same thing, but Good Day as two words is not normally used at the end of a conversation or meeting, unless it is Teia's abbreviation for the AE "Have a good day".

Good Day in BE is not used as much as it used to be, and is considered a little formal. At the start of a meeting it is common to hear good morning, good afternoon, hello, etc. There are, of course, many ways of saying good bye (goodbye), bye, etc.

Have a good day has a little bit of a negative sense in the UK as a phrase which flew over the Atlantic and is often linked to just having received very poor service from a rude assistant in a bad restaurant or shop who then uses the phrase as you leave. Any of our AE friends who feel outraged by this comment, please remember I haven't said whether I agree with this sense.

[englishstudent]

Originally Posted by DavyBCN

Sorry Teia , and everyone else who said the same thing, but Good Day as two words is not normally used at the end of a conversation or meeting, unless it is Teia's abbreviation for the AE "Have a good day".
Good Day in BE is not used as much as it used to be, and is considered a little formal. At the start of a meeting it is common to hear good morning, good afternoon, hello, etc. There are, of course, many ways of saying good bye (goodbye), bye, etc.
Have a good day has a little bit of a negative sense in the UK as a phrase which flew over the Atlantic and is often linked to just having received very poor service from a rude assistant in a bad restaurant or shop who then uses the phrase as you leave. Any of our AE friends who feel outraged by this comment, please remember I haven't said whether I agree with this sense.

Davy, ah, I see you are practising diplomacy. ;) ;)

Thanks for the clarification and information. I am assuming that
"Have a good day" is said in a particular tone to give that sense.
Perhaps I am wrong, and maybe only the words do the trick.
In the US, around Christmas time I have heard rude people (people not
unlike what you have mentioned above, giving bad service)
say "Have a Merry Christmas" in a particular tone which tells
you that they don't mean it, and it sounds kind of ugly, and I have heard the other person respond "Merry Christmas to YOU too" in a similar tone. You can guess which invectives they must be exchanging.
But I have often heard people pleasantly saying
"Have a nice day" and in response getting - "You too".
I have seen "Have a nice day" even in office emails.

[englishstudent]

Originally Posted by teia_petrescu

Hi
Thank you for the additional information provided. I did not know that Australians do use Good day as an usual greeting.
Regards,

Teia, "G'day" or "G'day mate" is "hello" in Australia(n).
http://www.koalanet.com.au/australian-slang.html

You may find this interesting:
http://www.moxon.net/australia/austr...greetings.html
It is a short article by a travel writer on how people from different cultures
(American, British, Australian) interact and greet in everyday
situations.

Have a nice day! :)

[Teia]

Hi

Thank you both Davy and Englishstudent.

Your messages are very interesting and full of detailed explanations.

Have a nice evening ! [ By the way :is it common to say "have a nice night" when one is not going to bed but [is going ]to have a party?

Thank you again.

Teia

[Deen]

Yes it is. But you'd probably not be far off if you wished them a "fun night" or a "great night" for instance.