Sep 6, 2010 · Using the word "bye" on it's own we will draw out the final "e" into almost its own syllable, like: by-eee, in sing-song fashion. Whereas at the end of "goodbye" it is clipped, like: …

Bye refers to the practice of allowing a player or team to advance to the next round of a playoff tournament without playing. This is from The New Meriram-Webster's Dictionary.

Apr 4, 2011 · The earliest Google Books match for “upon the bye” is from Sir Thomas Overbury’s copy of "The Arraignment and Conviction of Sir Walter Raleigh, at the King’s-Bench Bar at …

"By the bye" comes from an old sailing term. "Sailing by the bye" means sailing close-hauled (ie close to the wind direction). If you weren't sailing on the bye, you would be sailing large, sails …

Jul 28, 2020 · As said to end conversations (especially on the phone): mmm-bye. When and how did this form/usage start?

Apr 11, 2011 · Is it correct to say, "so much time has gone by", or should "by" be replaced with "bye?" What are some other things someone can say with "by" at the end?

Meaning/effect: In the passage you cited, 'bye actually features the apostrophe as an omitter -- instead of the full "goodbye", the author used the shortened form.

The third instance, only five years earlier than the other two, seems to be used in the modern sense. What do "get a bye" and "run a bye" mean here, and is this where the modern phrase, …

I often hear it in the end of the radio programs. Are they saying 'bye from now' or 'bye for now'? Some times they say 'bye from/for me' if there are more than one person. What do they mean?

Jan 21, 2018 · Was the ‑e at the end of bye deliberately added in order to distinguish it from the word by? Did they do that so that that way, even though the two words sound the same, they …