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Ahoj!: The Nautical Origins of a Slovak Hello

November 29, 2019 by uTalk

For a landlocked country, Slovakia has a very nautical way of saying hello. Pronounced ‘Ahoy’ and spelled ‘Ahoj’ in Slovak, the term harks back to the English greeting for people on boats or ships. Experts say the term was originally adopted from English by young people in the 1930s who used it for canoeing and … Read more

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