"Have a good day"

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"Have a good day"

Postby LukeJavan8 » Fri Jan 16, 2015 1:09 pm

I was watching a TV show the other night, and
cringed at the scriptwriter when a person
told another "To have a good day". It was
reputedly 1946, and I know that phrase
was not in common parlance in that era.
Just wondering at what point in the last
50 years it entered our speech.
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Re: "Have a good day"

Postby Slava » Wed May 27, 2015 9:34 pm

Good question. Does anyone out there have a decent phraseology research site bookmarked?

I'd like to know when the new empty parting phrase popped up: "Have a good one." So far I haven't found anybody who can tell what a "one" is. Sometimes I ask if I can have two, instead. :)
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Re: "Have a good day"

Postby LukeJavan8 » Wed May 27, 2015 11:11 pm

:)
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Re: "Have a good day"

Postby Perry Lassiter » Thu May 28, 2015 11:33 pm

Obviously, "have a good one" is a substitute for "good day." Perhaps people are following rules for writers to avoid repetition. Partly is could be to elide a vowel: have a good'un. As to when, no clue. It does seem possible,even likely that folk in 1945 would occasionally wish one another a good day, but not as the catch phrase it is today.
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