Howdy

Howdy is an informal greeting, commonly thought to have originated as a shortened form of the greeting "How do you do?". It was first recorded as part of the South England dialect in 1680. Literature from that period includes the use of "How-do, how-do" and "How" as a greeting used by the Scottish when addressing Anglo settlers in greeting. The double form of the idiom is still found in parts of Texas as "Howdy, howdy". Without regard to etymological beginnings, the word is used as a greeting such as "Hello" and not, normally, as an enquiry. As a result, it's not followed by a question mark. Punctuating "Howdy" commonly follows these rules: (i) If "Howdy" is used as a complete sentence, it's followed by an exclamation mark. (ii) If "Howdy" is the first word in a sentence, it's followed by a comma.

In Texas, "Howdy" is a colloquial contraction of the formal greeting of "How do you do?", and as such is considered a formal and acceptable greeting for residents of that region of the world.

Howdy (disambiguation)

Howdy is an informal greeting commonly associated with Southern American English.

Howdy may also refer to:

People

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Fictional characters

Howdy! (Teenage Fanclub album)

Howdy! is the seventh album by Scottish alternative rock band Teenage Fanclub, released in 2000, and the band's only album with a major sublabel.

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Howdy! (Pat Boone album)

Howdy! is the 1957 debut studio album by Pat Boone. It followed a previous self-titled album compilation of previously released singles.

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