Greetings used when you meet somebody you do not know well:
| HOW ARE YOU | 12 |
| HELLO | 11 |
| GOOD MORNING | 9 |
| GOOD AFTERNOON | 6 |
| HELLO THERE | 5 |
| HI THERE | 5 |
| GOOD EVENING | 3 |
| HI | 3 |
| HOW DO YOU DO | 2 |
| GOOD MORNING (AFTERNOON) | 1 |
| GOOD TO SEE YOU | 1 |
| “HI! FORGIVE ME, I’VE FORGOTTEN YOUR NAME” | 1 |
| “HI, HOW ARE YOU” | 1 |
| HOW ARE YOU DOING | 1 |
| HOW IS IT GOING | 1 |
| HOW YA DOING | 1 |
| HOWDY | 1 |
| NICE TO MEET YA | 1 |
| NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN | 1 |
| “PARDON, DO I KNOW YOU? BACK OFF, BUSTER, MADAME, SIR” | 1 |
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