Sep 6, 2010 · Neal Conan uses “bye-bye” on the NPR show “Talk of the Nation” and it’s always jarring to me—too familiar, almost like baby talk. I think it would be less distracting if he said …

According to Etymonline, by with the sense of secondary course as opposed to main course comes from Old English. This is also the meaning of the second by (also spelled bye) in the …

According to the OED, bye is correct word. b. The position of an individual, who, in consequence of the numbers being odd, is left without a competitor after the rest have been drawn in pairs. …

Jan 21, 2018 · Was the ‑e at the end of bye deliberately added in order to distinguish it from the word by? Did they do that so that that way, even though the two words sound the same, they …

Mar 24, 2017 · Merriam-Webster's A Dictionary of the English Language (1864) notes that either by or bye (as a noun) could mean A thing not directly aimed at; something which is a …

I often hear it in the end of the radio programs. Are they saying 'bye from now' or 'bye for now'? Some times they say 'bye from/for me' if there are more than one person. What do they mean?

Jul 28, 2020 · As said to end conversations (especially on the phone): mmm-bye. When and how did this form/usage start?

For a better discussion of the forms of goodbye, I would recommend this question : "Good bye", "Bye", "Bye bye". The effect of this use, in the passage, is that Moaning Myrtle is being …

Apr 11, 2011 · Is it correct to say, "so much time has gone by", or should "by" be replaced with "bye?" What are some other things someone can say with "by" at the end?

This question inspired me to look at the etymology of "get a bye". The earliest mentions in a sporting context that I found while searching Google Books were in the Coursing Calendar, the …