wingtip777
2nd Aug 2003, 12:20
hi,guys! could anyone please tell me what the derivation of ¡°so long¡± is ? is it any different from ¡°good day¡± or ¡°byebye¡±?
Geardownandlocked
5th Aug 2003, 21:36
I don't think anyone has an idea. :D
CBLong
6th Aug 2003, 00:07
http://www.wordwizard.com/clubhouse/founddiscuss.asp?Num=2421
Google has many more references (http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=etymology+%22so+long%22+goodbye&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search&meta=) you could follow up...
cbl.