http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishVocabularyIdiom-Questions/Forum29.htmHelp with defining words and idioms, and new words and idioms that you've learntenXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/BeGood/vlnlx/post.htm#392098Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:36:32 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:392098Simi0http://www.englishforums.com/English/BeGood/vlnlx/post.htm#392098http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-392098.xmlPhilip 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?http://www.englishforums.com/English/BeGood/vlnlx/post.htm#392095Sat, 23 May 2009 14:36:32 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:392095Philip1http://www.englishforums.com/English/BeGood/vlnlx/post.htm#392095http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-392095.xmlSimi 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.http://www.englishforums.com/English/BeGood/vlnlx/post.htmMon, 23 Feb 2009 15:36:32 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:392085Simi2http://www.englishforums.com/English/BeGood/vlnlx/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-392085.xmlHi, Why is "be good" used while bidding goodbye? Is it same in the sense "God bless" is used? Thanks.