![]() The other is “See you THEN”, with hard stress on “then”. The first two are different in both meaning and pronunciation, with the first sounding like “See you, theeeeen” with a long but soft final syllable. Ones which are most likely to be used as actual parting greetings without a final “Bye” include “See you, then”, “See you then” and “See you later”. Like “I look forward to doing business with you again” and “I hope we have the chance to meet again soon”, “See you…” expressions are usually followed by an actual parting greeting, as in “See you tomorrow. Other formal options that you might hear in movies and on TV such as “Farewell” are old-fashioned, so “Goodbye” is almost always the first choice in situations where you need an extra level of politeness such as dealing with potential customers. This is the standard formal way of finishing conversations such as business phone calls. ![]()
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