What's the difference between 'hi' and 'hi there'?

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Radman

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Hi,

Could you please tell me what the difference between the two is?



Many thanks!
 

bhaisahab

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Hi,

Could you please tell me what the difference between the two is?



Many thanks!

Apart from the obvious fact that there are two words instead of one, there is no difference between "hi there" and "hi".
 

5jj

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There isn't really a difference, in my opinion.
 

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Hi (there), bhai.

You beat me to it.
 

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[h=2]What's the difference between 'hi' and 'hi there'?[/h]Thank you for giving your thread a useful title, Radman. That possibly sounds patronising, but it's not meant to be. It's a reminder to other members of our forum guideline:

Thread titles should include all or part of the word/phrase being discussed.
 
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