I say "Hello" and "Goodbye" when I meet or leave someone.

Meaning: Saying "Hello" when you meet someone and "Goodbye" when you leave them is a polite way to show that you are friendly and respectful.

Choice of Words: "Hello" and "Goodbye" are common greetings used to acknowledge and say farewell to someone. "Meet" means to come into the presence of someone or something. "Leave" means to go away from a place or person.

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I greet and bid farewell when I encounter or depart from individuals.

Meaning: This means that when I meet someone for the first time or see them after a while, I say "Hello" to be polite and respectful. When I am leaving someone for a longer period of time, I say "Goodbye" to let them know I am going away.

Choice of Words: Greet is a formal way of saying "Hello" and is often used in more polite or professional settings. Bid farewell is a more formal way of saying "Goodbye" and is often used when saying goodbye to someone for a longer period of time. Encounter means to meet someone, while depart means to leave someone or a place.

Upon meeting or parting ways with acquaintances, I express salutations and farewells.

Meaning: This means that when I meet someone that I know but am not close friends with, I say "Hello" to be polite and respectful. When I am leaving someone that I know but am not close friends with for a very long period of time or forever, I say "Goodbye" to let them know I am going away.

Choice of Words: Salutations is a formal way of saying "Hello" and is often used in very formal settings. Farewell is a very formal way of saying "Goodbye" and is often used when saying goodbye to someone for a very long period of time or forever. Acquaintances are people that you know but are not close friends with.

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