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Record 1 2005-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephones
DEF

A greeting coined by Thomas Alva Edison on August 15, 1877, in a letter to the president of the Central District and Printing Telegraph Co. who was preparing to introduce the telephone to Pittsburgh.

CONT

"Hello" was a word of destiny. Over at the laboratories of Edison's rival, Bell was insisting on "Ahoy!" as the correct way to answer the telephone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Téléphones
DEF

Interjection conventionnelle servant d'appel dans les communications téléphoniques.

OBS

allo : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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