AT&T on Twitter: "Did you know? Alexander Bell, inventor of the telephone, suggested we answer the phone with "Hoy" (what we call "Ahoy") instead of Thomas Edison's suggestion of "Hello". #ATTArchives 🏴☠️⚓️
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TIL Alexander Graham Bell wanted "ahoy" not "hello" to be used when answering the phone : r/todayilearned
BSNL India - 'Ahoy' was the original telephone greeting Alexander Graham bell suggested, but was later superseded by Thomas Edison, who suggested 'Hello' | Facebook
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Pioneers Volunteer Network - Did you know that "hello" is a fabricated word, made up by Thomas Edison? Bell always maintained that the proper telephone greeting should be a jaunty “ahoy.” Others
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TIL Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the the telephone, wanted "Ahoy!" to be the greeting when answering a phone. But Thomas Edison, Bell's rival, coined the term "hello" to be the
Walkerton Kinsmen Club - DID YOU KNOW? The standard greeting when answering the telephone wasn't always "hello". Alexander Graham Bell, who invented the telephone in 1876, suggested answering calls with "ahoy" and
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TIL 'Ahoy-Hoy' was once the preferred way to answer the phone, as it was Alexander Graham Bell's preferred way to answer the phone. However Edison popularized 'Hello' because he thought it was
The Lakewood School - Did you know ? “Ahoy” was the original telephone greeting.old-telephone. Alexander Graham Bell suggested 'ahoy' (as used in ships), but was later superseded by Thomas Edison, who suggested '
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MuseumOfPortableSound@toot.community on Twitter: "The Evolution of Telephone Greetings in the US: Inventor of the #telephone Alexander Graham Bell answered calls with the expression "Ahoy-yoy" which initially became common practice. (1/2) https://t.co ...
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