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		baxtr 10 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The 600-year-old origins of the word 'hello' In Bavaria and Austria they say "servus" which literally means slave/servant in Latin.

davidw 10 days ago [–]

Yes, when they are not Grüß Gotting.

alternatetwo 10 days ago | [–]

My brain tried to insert an ö to make that Göttingen.

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