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Which word did alexander graham bell want adopted as a telephone greeting instead of hello.

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Answer: Ahoy

Explanation: According to nrp.com "Alexander Graham Bell initially suggested that the standard greeting when answering a telephone should be 'ahoy', but instead 'hello' (suggested by Thomas Edison) was adopted."

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Answer:

I believe it was Ahoy.

Step-by-step explanation:

I could be wrong though.

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