hello == goodbye?

[ArmatageShanks]

Microsoft Word 2003 lists "ciao", "hi", "goodbye", "so long" and "see you later" as synonyms of "hello".
Have I been missing something for these past 21 years? Do people actually use "hello" as a parting-greeting?

[StarPhoenix]

Not unless you happen to be Hawaiian

[Stuart]

Microsoft Word 2003 lists "ciao", "hi", "goodbye", "so long" and "see you later" as synonyms of "hello".
Have I been missing something for these past 21 years? Do people actually use "hello" as a parting-greeting?

Possibly the staff at Microsoft, yes.

[PureFire]

not necassarily, ciao can also mean hello and goodbye from my understanding!

[Screeper]

not necassarily, ciao can also mean hello and goodbye from my understanding!

Yes, but 'goodbye' is definitely not a synonym of 'hello' (as MS WOrd suggests) - it is an antonym.
Poor show MS!!

[SykomantiS]

I also just checked. That's just whack.

[Zana]

. the ISP spewed a double post, many apologies

[Zana]

You a new employee at Microsoft.. the greet you "hello" could also mean they firing you... in otherwords, Hello , welcome to microsoft, thank you for your services, we no longer need you.... Next...

Its a human thing I guess.

[Stuart]

You know, the other day I was walking out of the shops to my car, carrying my daughter. She was waving at everyone saying, "Bye." One black lady looked up at her, smiled, and said, "Hello."

[OnlyOneKenobi]

Well I checked it out and even MS Word 2007 does the same thing, weird!

[Tribble]

Methinks they combined synonyms with antonyms

[rustypup]

it may explain "Dear aunt, let's set so double the killer delete select all"