An "excuse me!" or "sir!" or "madam/miss!" is more polite. But if that fails, a "hey!" is more attention-grabbing.
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Thread: "hey" as an exclamation
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#1 11-Apr-2017, 11:43"hey" as an exclamation
Is the word 'hey' a polite form of getting someone's attention. We have the same word in Persian but it's not that polite.
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#2 11-Apr-2017, 12:51Re: "hey" as an exclamation
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#3 11-Apr-2017, 13:38Re: "hey" as an exclamation
It's always impolite in BE.
