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**RayFairhurst** · 08-08-2012, 10:29 PM

I wish this campaign good luck.

A similar drive was launched in the Philippines to say "mabuhay" instead of "hello" when answering the phone. That expression sounded very unnatural to native speakers to use as a substitute for'hello'. Needless to say, the campaign failed.

08-08-2012, 10:29 PM	#3
RayFairhurst Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 496 Senior Member	I wish this campaign good luck. A similar drive was launched in the Philippines to say "mabuhay" instead of "hello" when answering the phone. That expression sounded very unnatural to native speakers to use as a substitute for'hello'. Needless to say, the campaign failed.
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