How are you doing? i haven't seen you since the funeral — how are you doing?. It seems like the correct spelling is “but, hey,” however, especially when followed by a clause, the pauses (perhaps) become excessive and the comma is frequently dropped. It can be used as either a pithy bon mot to jostle a friend, or a snide comment to completely distract and put off a mere.
'hey' ( perhaps originally a natural expression) appears to be at the origin of 'hi', while 'hello' seems to have no connection with the previous two terms and a different origin. 天天在我耳边说 man, man, what can i say,问他是什么意思又不说。 How are you? versus sorry to hear about the diagnosis.
三个打招呼的词,用法也有明显区别。 hello: 多用于正规场合、大家不太熟、或俩人年龄、身份差异大时。 hi: 比hello轻松;朋友、同级同事见面首选。 hey: 最轻松随意,超熟朋友or撩. I really want to know what's the difference between hi and hey in writing an email? Hey, haven't seen you in ages! Is it too girlish or childish for a man to say.