<P> The use of hello as a telephone greeting has been credited to Thomas Edison ; according to one source , he expressed his surprise with a misheard Hullo . Alexander Graham Bell initially used Ahoy ( as used on ships ) as a telephone greeting . However , in 1877 , Edison wrote to T.B.A. David , the president of the Central District and Printing Telegraph Company of Pittsburgh : </P>
<P> The use of hello as a telephone greeting has been credited to Thomas Edison ; according to one source , he expressed his surprise with a misheard Hullo . Alexander Graham Bell initially used Ahoy ( as used on ships ) as a telephone greeting . However , in 1877 , Edison wrote to T.B.A. David , the president of the Central District and Printing Telegraph Company of Pittsburgh : </P>
who is credited with suggesting the word hello be used when answering the phone
who is credited with suggesting the word hello be used when answering the phone
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison