Isn't this weird?

United States
January 24, 2009 7:10pm CST
Hello, Hi, and Hey all mean the same thing and can be used as greetings. Isn't that weird? They don't sound a like and they aren't spelled all that similar. Hello and Hey seem similar, but where does Hi come from? Anyone else find it weird?
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@StarBright (2798)
• United States
25 Jan 09
The English languange is weird. Hello, Hi and Hey don't bother me so much as words like "to" "too" and "two" or "there" "their" and "they're" If you just pronounce them, without their usage in a sentence, you have no idea what someone is trying to say. Open a dictionary and you will find several meanings for most words. Take the word "bear". Bear is not just an animal in the woods, it is also a word of action. It means: 1. to hold up or support 2. to bring forth or give birth 3. to produce by natural growth as a tree that bears fruit 4. to carry 5. to conduct 6. to suffer, endure, undergo (bear the blame) 7. to sustain without yielding or suffering injury; tolerate (I can't bear your nagging) 8. to be fit or worthy of (It doesn't bear repeating) 9. to transmit or spread (gossip) 10. to render, afford, give (to bear witness) 11. to lead, guide, take (they bore hime home) 12. to have and be entitled to (to bear title) 13. to be patient with 14. concentrate on with a specific purpose There are more definitions, but these drive my point home. No wonder lawyers have so much fun in court. No wonder people argue over what the bible means after all these years. So you see, "Hi" "Hello" and "Hey" are not so bad.