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Good bye is short for "God be with you." It is the formal English phrase used at partings, especially last partings. It may be shortened in informal speech to 'Bye. Later is short for "I'll see you later," a strictly informal phrase used at temporary partings.

Be good is a VERY FAMILIAR phrase used at partings between friends. On the one hand it attempts the prayer-like exhortation of "good bye," and on the other it says "'Cause I know you, you old rascal," which itself reveals uncertainties that people who use it have about their own moral character.

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Q: What does it mean when someone says be good instead of bye or later and are they the same?
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