• Glowstick@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    To me it sounds like OP’s opener is exactly for people who aren’t contacts saved in his phone. It sounds perfect to me

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        20 years ago, yes

        These days, the only people who call me are creditors (who aren’t supposed to) and scammers

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        1 month ago

        If you just add "hi’ to the beginning then it’s a perfect middle. “Hello, who is this?” Nothing is better than letting it go to voicemail, but sometimes you’re in a situation where you might be expecting a call from an unknown number

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          i dispense with pleasantries when my expectation is not neutral :-)