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Simi  +  392085 Sat, 14 Jul 07 05:09 PM

Hi,

       Why is "be good" used while bidding goodbye? Is it same in the sense "God bless" is used?

Thanks.
Simi
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Philip  +  392095 Sat, 14 Jul 07 05:18 PM
 Simi wrote:

Hi,

       Why is "be good" used while bidding goodbye? Is it same in the sense "God bless" is used?

Thanks.

"Be good" is very informal, somewhat akin to "stay out of trouble" or the more humorous "don't do anything I wouldn't do".  "God bless" invokes the divine and is a little more formal.
Philip
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Simi  +  392098 Sat, 14 Jul 07 05:22 PM
 Philip wrote:
 Simi wrote:

Hi,

       Why is "be good" used while bidding goodbye? Is it same in the sense "God bless" is used?

Thanks.

"Be good" is very informal, somewhat akin to "stay out of trouble" or the more humorous "don't do anything I wouldn't do".  "God bless" invokes the divine and is a little more formal.

Meaning?
Simi
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