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  • World Hello Day is celebrated annually on November 21st
  • The idea behind it is to encourage individuals to greet others
  • Alexander Graham Bell wanted to use ‘Ahoy’ to answer a phone call

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World Hello Day 2023: Why do we say hello when we answer a call and who started it first; know it here

"Hello" was adopted as a simple and clear greeting and over time, it became the universally accepted and expected way to answer a phone call.

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      World Hello Day 2023: Why do we say hello when we answer a call and who started it first; know it here

      Before the telephone became widespread, there was no standard greeting for answering the phone because the technology didn't exist. People would use various greetings or phrases. However, as the telephone became more common, the convenience of having a standard greeting for answering calls became apparent.

      Who said the first ‘Hello’?

      Now if we talk about why Hello is said on the phone, then the credit goes to Thomas Edison. After inventing the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell wanted to use ‘Ahoy’ as the greeting to answer a phone call. However, one time Thomas Edison misheard Ahoy and in 1877 proposed to say Hello and thereafter, it became a common practice to say Hello as soon as we pick up a call.

      World Hello day

      World Hello Day is celebrated annually on November 21st as a day to promote peace and communication. The idea behind World Hello Day is to encourage individuals to take the initiative to greet others, fostering goodwill and understanding between people of different cultures and backgrounds.

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