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11-11-2019, 01:21 AM
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How Do You Greet The Caller On Your Phone?

When you answer your phone, how do you greet the caller?

Pick from this list.. or add your own...

1. Hello
2. Hi
3. Yo
4. Whada’you want?
5. Say your phone number
6. Say your name followed by ‘here’. Or, ‘speaking’
7. Just breathe and keep silent
8. ‘The Bouquet residence’.
9. Swear
10. Something else?

Funny or Serious, please feel free..
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11-11-2019, 01:25 AM
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Re: How Do You Greet The Caller On Your Phone?

Is that you Artangel!?? Be still my beating heart!!
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11-11-2019, 01:29 AM
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Re: How Do You Greet The Caller On Your Phone?

It’s just ‘Hello’ from me ..... and if no-one replies I put the phone down.
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11-11-2019, 01:34 AM
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Re: How Do You Greet The Caller On Your Phone?

A non-committal "Hello" if it's a legitimate number but an unidentified caller otherwise a response appropriate to the caller, e.g.:



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11-11-2019, 01:36 AM
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Re: How Do You Greet The Caller On Your Phone?

"Hello......is it me you're looking for?"



No just kidding, a simple hello at home or the mobile. Although sometimes I feel like swearing if I find it's a cold caller.
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11-11-2019, 01:40 AM
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Re: How Do You Greet The Caller On Your Phone?

Originally Posted by Mags ->
It’s just ‘Hello’ from me ..... and if no-one replies I put the phone down.
If it's a landline call and no-one replies I pull the phone out of the socket.
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11-11-2019, 01:43 AM
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Re: How Do You Greet The Caller On Your Phone?

Originally Posted by Omah ->
A non-committal "Hello" if it's a legitimate number but an unidentified caller otherwise a response appropriate to the caller, e.g.:



That’s very suave! Omah.
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11-11-2019, 01:50 AM
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Re: How Do You Greet The Caller On Your Phone?

Originally Posted by John ->
Is that you Artangel!?? Be still my beating heart!!
...and l reply....

https://youtu.be/7MqMZ6XqMfc
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11-11-2019, 01:53 AM
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Re: How Do You Greet The Caller On Your Phone?

Originally Posted by AnnieS ->
"Hello......is it me you're looking for?"



No just kidding, a simple hello at home or the mobile. Although sometimes I feel like swearing if I find it's a cold caller.

Annie, That all made me laugh...
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11-11-2019, 01:57 AM
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Re: How Do You Greet The Caller On Your Phone?

Originally Posted by Mags ->
It’s just ‘Hello’ from me ..... and if no-one replies I put the phone down.
‘Hello’, Mags.

That’s what l say too.
Or for a laugh, l say and before they speak, ‘Whadyou want?’
 
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