"Ken Blake" wrote in message
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B Vaughan typed:

On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 05:02:58 GMT, "tile" wrote:

i have never used salve in my life..

Many other Italians use it liberally, especially when they can't
decide whether "ciao" or "buon giorno" would be more appropriate, or
when they want to avoid being too informal yet don't want to feel
servile. (For instance employees to their boss.)

"Arrivederci" is likewise neutral in formality.


Barbara, how about "arrivederla"? Am I right that it's more formal than
"arrivederci" and used less frequently?

I'm not Barbara, but yes, ArrivederLa is the formal invocation of
Arrivaderci.

-Holly