IEEE - Alexander Graham Bell originally suggested 'ahoy-hoy' be adopted as the standard greeting when answering a telephone. Ahoy-hoy derives from the term “ahoy”, which is generally thought of as a nautical
Summacom - Ahoy!👋 Stellt euch vor, ihr meldet euch am Telefon immer mit " Ahoy". Was es sich damit auf sich hat? 🤔 In den USA konkurrierten die beiden Erfinder Alexander Graham Bell
![Alexander Graham Bell originally wanted people to greet each other on the phone by saying "ahoy!" instead of "hello!" | Alexander graham bell, Alexander graham, Graham bell Alexander Graham Bell originally wanted people to greet each other on the phone by saying "ahoy!" instead of "hello!" | Alexander graham bell, Alexander graham, Graham bell](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a1/67/39/a16739f82bbe36c8d4ab0651cc49568b.jpg)
Alexander Graham Bell originally wanted people to greet each other on the phone by saying "ahoy!" instead of "hello!" | Alexander graham bell, Alexander graham, Graham bell
![TIL Telephone-inventor Alexander Graham Bell initially intended "Ahoy hoy" to be the standard phone answering word. Hence why Mr Burns answers his phone in a similar fashion. : r/todayilearned TIL Telephone-inventor Alexander Graham Bell initially intended "Ahoy hoy" to be the standard phone answering word. Hence why Mr Burns answers his phone in a similar fashion. : r/todayilearned](https://i.redd.it/qewh65ntgsy51.jpg)