How to say hello in a Southern accent/dialect

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Title:	How to say hello in a Southern accent/dialect
Answer:	Howdy!

Hints:	1. Short for How do you do?

Equivalents:	1. How are you? 2. Hello! 3. Hi!

Explanation:	Southern Americans shorten many common phrases into single-word terms, creating new words/ways of saying something. This word started as 'How do you do?', was shortened to, 'How d'ya do?' and further to its present word, 'Howdy!' It's no longer a question about your well-being but now an exclamation of greeting.
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Average Rating		2.5
# of votes		4
# of Garbage Votes		1
# of Garbage Votes by native speakers		0

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Guest

Rating: 3

June 11, 2014

Instead of "Howdy!", in Yoruba we say "erakoro"

renee

Rating: 0

July 24, 2013

What do you say if you meet by chance your italian best friend (coming from Rome)?
Instead of "Howdy!", in Italian we say "Bella!"

Guest

Rating: 3

June 12, 2013

Instead of "Howdy!", in Spanish we say "quiubo"

Guest

Rating: 4

September 13, 2012

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