Greetings used when you meet somebody you do not know well:
| HOW DO YOU DO | 385 |
| GOOD MORNING | 315 |
| HELLO | 206 |
| HOW ARE YOU | 77 |
| HI | 60 |
| GOOD AFTERNOON | 54 |
| GOOD EVENING | 46 |
| GOOD-DAY | 26 |
| HELLO THERE | 20 |
| NR | 18 |
| HOWDY-DO | 13 |
| HI THERE | 12 |
| HOWDY | 11 |
| GLAD TO MEET YOU | 9 |
| PLEASED TO MEET YOU | 8 |
| HOW DO | 7 |
| GLAD TO SEE YOU | 6 |
| “HOW DO YOU DO, SIR” | 6 |
| NICE TO SEE YOU | 6 |
| HOW YOU DO | 5 |
| GREETINGS | 4 |
| I’M GLAD TO SEE YOU | 4 |
| AFTERNOON | 3 |
| “HELLO, HOW ARE YOU” | 3 |
| “HOW ARE YOU, SIR” | 3 |
| HOW YOU DOING | 3 |
| HOW’RE YOU | 3 |
| NICE SEEING YOU | 3 |
| EVENING | 2 |
| GLAD TO SEE YOU AGAIN | 2 |
| HEY | 2 |
| HIDY-DO | 2 |
| HOW ARE YOU TODAY | 2 |
| HOW’RE YOU DOING | 2 |
| I’M GLAD TO MEET YOU | 2 |
| NICE SEEING YOU AGAIN | 2 |
| NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN | 2 |
| VERY GLAD TO MEET YOU | 2 |
| ALOHA | 1 |
| BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I SAW YOU | 1 |
| BONJOUR | 1 |
| FINE MORNING | 1 |
| GLAD TO KNOW YOU | 1 |
| GLAD TO MEET YOU AGAIN | 1 |
| “GOOD EVENING, SIR” | 1 |
| “GOOD MORNING, SIR” | 1 |
| GOOD SEEING YOU | 1 |
| GOOD TO SEE YOU | 1 |
| GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN | 1 |
| HAVEN’T I MET YOU BEFORE | 1 |
| “HELLO BUDDY, HOW DO YOU DO? I THINK I KNOW YOUR FACE” | 1 |
| HELLO PAL | 1 |
| “HELLO THERE, HOW ARE YOU” | 1 |
| HEY THERE | 1 |
| HI STRANGER | 1 |
| HI YA DO | 1 |
| HI YA DOIN’ | 1 |
| HI YOU | 1 |
| “HI, HOW ARE YOU” | 1 |
| HI-HO | 1 |
| HOW ARE YOU DOING | 1 |
| HOW ARE YOU GETTING ALONG | 1 |
| HOW ARE YOU THIS MORNING | 1 |
| “HOW ARE YOU, MA’AM” | 1 |
| “HOW ARE YOU, MY NAME IS (NAME)” | 1 |
| “HOW DO YOU DO, MA’AM” | 1 |
| HOW HAVE YOU BEEN | 1 |
| HOW Y’LL DO | 1 |
| HOW YOU BEEN LATELY | 1 |
| “HOW YOU DO, SIR” | 1 |
| HOW YOU DOIN’ | 1 |
| HOW YOU FEEL | 1 |
| HOW YOU MAKING OUT | 1 |
| “HOWDY DO, SIR” | 1 |
| HOW’S IT BEEN | 1 |
| HOW’S IT GOIN’ | 1 |
| HOW’VE YOU BEEN | 1 |
| I BELIEVE I’VE MET YOU BEFORE | 1 |
| I CAN’T PLACE YOU | 1 |
| I CAN’T THINK OF YOUR NAME | 1 |
| I DON’T BELIEVE I KNOW YOU | 1 |
| I DON’T KNOW YOU BUT I THINKS I OUGHT TO | 1 |
| I’D BID THEM THE TIME OF DAY | 1 |
| I’M GLAD TO TALK TO YOU | 1 |
| I’M SURPRISED TO SEE YOU | 1 |
| IMAGINE MEETING YOU HERE | 1 |
| IT’S A NICE DAY | 1 |
| IT’S A PLEASURE | 1 |
| IT’S NICE TO MEET YOU | 1 |
| KESHIO | 1 |
| MAY I BE OF HELP | 1 |
| MAY I BE OF SERVICE | 1 |
| MORNING | 1 |
| MY NAME’S (NAME) | 1 |
| NICE TO MEET YOU AGAIN | 1 |
| PLEASED TO SEE YOU AGAIN | 1 |
| SEEN YOU BEFORE | 1 |
| SO GLAD TO SEE YOU | 1 |
| TOP OF THE MORNING | 1 |
| WELL HELLO | 1 |
| “WELL, HOW ARE YOU” | 1 |
| “WELL, IT’S NICE TO SEE YOU” | 1 |
| WHAT DO YOU KNOW | 1 |
| WHAT DO YOU SAY | 1 |
| WHAT’S HAPPENING | 1 |
| YOUR FACE IS FAMILIAR | 1 |
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