We have "Good day". We also have "Sir" and "Ma'am" said with a nod. The nod is important, as without it, the one word might seem a question. "Doctor" with a nod, also. If names would be appropriate in a greeting, then Mr., Dr., Ms., followed by the last name, with a nod would be good. First names, if appropriate, the same.

Apr 13, 2012 · As an Aussie I can definitely confirm the "g'day" usage - and it doesn't matter what time of day or night it is ;-). "Good afternoon" does sound a bit formal, even stilted. It is usually abbreviated to simply "afternoon", and quite common in the business world, though not so common on informal occasions, where "hello", "hi" or "hey" (or ...

Oct 26, 2016 · There is no earthly reason to wish someone good day etc. in an email, formal, or informal, just as it has never been the practice (at least in the twentieth century) to do so in a written letter, at least in my experience in Britain. An informal communication cuts out the superfluous politenesses, which in English are really only:

Mar 27, 2020 · We usually say 'Good evening to India, good afternoon to Germany, good morning to America' or equivalent, or 'good morning, good afternoon, good evening, whichever time it is where you are', but it is still everytime as a half- or quarter-joke; there is simply no standard way to handle it, as it is too new a need to have made it into standard language.

Mar 24, 2012 · It's a nice day. If you were a salesman, and I was asking about your job, I might ask: How did things go yesterday? And, if you had made a lot of sales, you might answer: I had a good day. But in your example, the subject (you) puts the good day in context. They are not asking about the weather, or your sales; they are inquiring about you.

Being mindful of the time is important when talking long distance. Have a good day is a positive and hopeful sentence and can be used during the day until sundown. After that you could say did you have a good day? This then Opens up lines of communication about what happened during day. This is just my humble opinion.

Slightly cooler than urging someone to 'have a good day' US, 1984. The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms (1997) says: have a nice day Also, have a good day; have a good one. A cordial goodbye ... For example, Thanks for the order, have a nice day, or See you next week — have a good day, or The car's ready for you — have a good one ...

Good evening - in the evening; Good day - any time, but it feels old-fashioned; Good night never means "hello", always "goodbye". There are times of day when there is no really appropriate "Good ..." -- for example, Good morning is not appropriate if you join your friends in a nightclub at 12:30 am, but neither is Good evening.

As an American English speaker, I frequently say Have a good night! when concluding a discussion, for example, with a colleague who has stopped by my desk on her way out of the office in the afternoon to evening hours; this is normal and my intent is to wish them an enjoyable evening when I expect to see them the next day. I usually say Have a ...

Sep 6, 2010 · To understand this, it is helpful to see earlier forms of the expression, such as God be wy you, god b'w'y, godbwye, god buy' ye, and good-b'wy. The first word of the expression is now good and not God, for good replaced God by analogy with such expressions as good day, perhaps after people no longer had a clear idea of the original sense of ...