I like to brainstorm. You?It's a simple way to kickstart creative thought, to exercise a writer's most important muscle.
And so let's play a game! Let's brainstorm as many greetings and salutations as we can.
What words or phrases do you use? What about your characters?
Get creative!
*A loud round of applause goes to the first person to correctly identify the movie from which I pulled the post title. (If my sister is reading: Jill, you don't count. :P ) ETA: I'm adding a hint. It's from the 80's. Think computers.
32 comments:
I use what's up with my friends and family.
My characters usually skip the greeting and jump into whatever's bugging them. :)
I have no clue what movie... maybe Pirates of the Caribbean? LOL
I say "I know you!". It works whether I remember their name or not!
I think I stole it from "You've Got Mail".
Ugh, that sounds familiar but I can't think of the movie.
Right now my characters say "Hey", which is what I usually say. I'm reading one of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum books and Ranger ALWAYS says "Yo." It's sometimes annoying, but at least he's consistent.
Hey!
Allo!
G-Day!
Cheerio!
...from Jungle Book?
I've added a hint to the post. No one got it yet, so go back and try again! :)
War Games!
"Hello, how are you?" How pedestrian, but I'm shy and stick to the classic stand-by.
War Games-- an ol' Matthew Broderick flick--is my guess. I'm mired in the "80's, I'm afraid.
Hey! That's all I can think of right now! I don't know which movie it's from.
I once opened a letter with, "Ho there good people of Corncob." It made sense at the time lol
I say Hey alot. On the phone it might be "Hey whats going on?"
I don't think I ever say "Hello how are you?"
I have made most of my characters very informal in their greeting...ummm I might have to rethink some of that. LOL
My characters say 'hi'. It's simple, elegant and understated ;)
I even had the computer's 'Voice' in my head when I read the title.
Howdy
"Hidie Ho there Neighbor!"
Good Morning!
Hola!
Sometimes when I answer the phone and I know my hubby is calling...
"Jennifer's love shack, how can I make your dreams come true?"
:)
YES! War Games! I can hear the robotic voice, too. My sister loved that movie when we were growing up. Hmm... And she's a computer programmer/analyst now...
Keep the greetings coming!
I think I resort to "What's up?" more often that not. Or, "Hey! [Maybe hiya], how're you today?"
My characters mostly say hi. Grace always rolled her eyes because something was always bothering her.
If it's for a character in the late 90's, "Whazabee?"
Hey there.
Holla
Hi guys
Top of the morning to ya.
Jambo, Janna!
~ Wendy
Um, really? Honestly?
Down in my neck of the woods you'll get a "Hey y'all!" or a "How's your mom and them?"
Among my friends, we say "Yo" a lot. Or "Yo, what's up?"
War games! I know someone already got it, but I was so excited that I knew it. We watched it again a few months ago.
I use hey a lot, but for the sake of something new, 'allo!
I had an old friend in college that used to say "Greetings and Halucinations!". That one has always stuck with me.
'ello, Guvnah!
War Games! Loved that movie.
I usually just go with "hi" in my daily life. My characters are more formal, though.
Hey, YOU! Allo, allo. Hey there. How's it going? How is you? (Yes, I realize that's incorrect).
Stop by my blog. We're doing a brainstorming game... sort of...
Lynnette Labelle
http://lynnettelabelle.blogspot.com
I completely forgot to post the most obvious one for me. Aloha!!
Hi Ya'll-that's me.
Hiya, and Hi-characters.
I thought the movie was "Hal" the computer.
lawd, I don't know the movie...
as for salutations....
Hey,
that's all I got - some writer I am *LAUGHING*
You know I'm not a writer but that won't stop me from commenting.
How *are* ya?
Heidy Ho
Hey Y'all
Hey, HEY, Hey (Fat Albert style)
When I walk up to the mom's at the bus stop, "Ladies" in a sing-songy voice.
When I walk up to the dad's at the bus stop, "Fellas" in a slightly questioning voice.
Hats off to everyone who writes....it's hard!
Mine don't say hi either now that I think of it. I jump too to the dialogue--I guess I am pretty much the same way too:))
Is it "War Games," the one with Matthew Broderick?
Salutations? Hey, Hi, what's up
In a WIP, the characters have a ritualized greeting. "Faith in God," one says, and the correct response is, "In God and men."
I'd actually prefer "in God and people", but the single-syllable words are crisper.
Hey.
When I was in Scotland last summer, I loved that everyone said, "Cheers" but it sounds weird to try to do it here.
I'm guessing War Games with Matthew Broderick. See ya... wouldn't want to be ya..... :O)
Hi, Janna! It's nice to meet you! LazyWriter sent me over. I look forward to reading your blog! Have a great weekend!
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