Talk:Bye

Law
Can someone comment on what a "bye" is, in terms of legal terminology? I believe it was in the course of Sir Walter's trial for treason that there was a reference to a "bye" that was found to have been committed, or possibly alluded to. Similarly, it was my understanding that there is a nautical term known as a "bye" for sailing ships. I don't think it's in reference to saying "good-by." Instead, it's possible that "bye" is a reference to a detour taken, usually by some other route, as in travelling by going east. Should I have tried Wiktionary http://en.wiktionary.org instead of Wikipedia? Dexter Nextnumber (talk) 20:29, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

I think bye is not a formal word. You should say “goodbye” in a formal form. Lok Tin 1024 (talk) 01:49, 13 November 2017 (UTC)

What does the word really means.
Does it mean go with God or God bless you, or the pope blesses you. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 195.69.210.3 (talk • contribs).
 * See Goodbye for an explanation, that did come from "god be with you". --iMeowbot~Meow 23:46, 29 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Agreed, in old English: "God be with ye". However, commonly the word is not used to imply any religious affiliation. It has turned into a simple phrase meaning farewell, when parting.

It's another way of say the opposite of hello. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.109.20.118 (talk) 00:01, 15 November 2010 (UTC)


 * For what it's worth, the expression is something of a neologism.   As a kind of verbal salute before departing,  it was always hyphenated in the 1800s and earlier.    It had a different meaning a couple hundred years earlier.    I have misplaced my copy of the Oxford English Dictionary.    Maybe someone can look into this?    Spelling is always helpful in these matters.    Also, typography is an awful way of leveling the field,  but take care to note how forward apostrophes and backward apostrophes both exist.    It's too bad we are trapped in a morass of HTML,  but people used to care about the way things were spelled, and the way the marks (such as dashes, strokes, and curves) were made.   Dexter Nextnumber (talk) 20:40, 23 April 2013 (UTC)