Small talk's a rnbitch, so let's cut to the chase: Sometimes pleasantries are necessary, especially over the telephone. When the first calls were made in the late 1870s, someone had to invent a greeting that didn't rely on visual cues; without a formal introduction or a handshake to kick off conversation, there was no way to tell you were connected. Alexander Graham Bell was a fan of answering the phone with "Ahoy, Ahoy," but strangely, the phrase didn't stick.
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机译：闲聊无聊，所以让我们开始追逐：有时有必要进行欢愉，尤其是通过电话。 1870年代后期首次拨打电话时，有人不得不发明一种不依赖视觉提示的问候语。没有正式的介绍或没有进行对话的握手，就无法告诉您已建立联系。亚历山大·格雷厄姆·贝尔（Alexander Graham Bell）喜欢用“ Ahoy，Ahoy”接听电话，但奇怪的是，该短语没有保留。
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