What does 'Hello yourself' mean? Now I'm reading an easy version of 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'. In this book , this greeting comes our in a scene when Tom came across Huck. This ' Hello yourself '

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What does 'Hello yourself' mean? Now I'm reading an easy version of 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'. In this book , this greeting comes our in a scene when Tom came across Huck. This ' Hello yourself ' is spoken by Huck. What king of meaning can be included in it? If you know avout this, please teach me.

Jan 30, 2014 3:05 PM

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"Hello yourself" is a friendly response when somebody greets you. Tom greets Huck: "Hello, Huckleberry!" Huck replies: "Hello yourself, and see how you like it." It's slightly old-fashioned, but not unusual, to have somebody respond "Hello yourself" when you greet them with "Hello". It's the same as saying "hello back to you".

January 31, 2014

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