# Hey Linguists!:  "Good Night" as a greeting

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 4, 2005, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-linguists-good-night-as-a-greeting/311002 "2005-07-04T10:55:46Z")\
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> [@Scarlett67](#):
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> To add to the confusion, I know of two instances (in fiction) where “Good morning” (usually a greeting) was used to dismiss someone

Oddly enough, I said it just this morning, as a synonym for “have a good day, 'bye” to a service person at a counter. It’s not something I usually do, and I thought it was rather an old-fashioned thing to be coming out of my mouth, but it made her smile, so, hey, I can live with it.

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