I was once taught that there are certain skills behind greetings and farewells, especially when using the phone, lessons the teacher never applied himself. Whenever answering the phone ...

I proposed a family resolution to Give warm greetings and farewells. When our two daughters were little, they'd greet me and my husband with wild enthusiasm whenever we walked in the door ...

Greetings and farewells will no doubt continue to adapt as circumstances evolve because that's the nature of language — and the way people use it. Maybe as more of us go out more often ...