I’ve heard it explained that “hey” used to be more of an urgent way to get someone’s attention, rather than a casual “hello” like it is now, so it sounded rude to some older folks.

  • @_number8_
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    -101 year ago

    someone on reddit got pissed at me for not writing a ‘coherent’ comment, ie because i didn’t use enough capital letters. so anachronistic, don’t you know the style now old man?

        • @schmidtster
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          01 year ago

          Many don’t agree with words that have been accepted into Oxford or other dictionaries. So the sarcasm falls flat.