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Old 05-25-2014, 07:04 AM   #19833
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This is one of my pet hates in historical fiction. It takes only moments to discover that the first recorded usage of the word "Hello" occurred in 1883. To me, such anachronisms indicate a lack of care on the part of the author.
It seems that the first known written use is now 1833
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