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See ya and playful rhymes

reduction not see you but see ya see ya or if you want to have a little fun you can say see ya later alligator and then the other person says in a while crocodile just rhymes it...

Course: Speaking with ease every daySection: Ways to say goodbyeSubtitles: en

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this is the same

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reduction not see you but see ya see ya

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or if you want to have a little fun you

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can say see ya later alligator and then

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the other person says in a while

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crocodile

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just rhymes it's silly or you can make

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it really short and just say later or

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you might hear some people say laters

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with an S at the end this is just a

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silly way to say it or you could say

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catch you later

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catch you later here again we're

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reducing you to you catch you later

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it just means see you later or if you

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want to make this even more casual you

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could say catch you on the flip side

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flip side means technically tomorrow but

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it could just mean add another time

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catch you on the flip side if you want

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to be a little bit more formal you could

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say have a good day

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have a good morning have a good

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afternoon have a good evening

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depending on what time it is you could

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say this to the cashier at the grocery

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store to your mother-in-law on the phone

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to your boss this is a pretty common a

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little bit more formal expression that

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you might not want to use with your

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husband as you're saying goodbye to him

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because

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