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Turgidity[edit]

What is meant by 'turgid origins' does anyone know? 216.145.54.158 (talk) 03:58, 4 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Encyclopedia entry?[edit]

Why do we have this article? The current version doesn't seem to say anything that is of encyclopedic interest. It talks about spelling, etymology, usage, and gives an example of occurrence in German. To me all of this looks like nothing more than a simple dictionary entry. Granted, a multilingual dictionary entry. Is there an actual subject called servus? If there is (which I doubt), then the article should focus on that. — AdiJapan 05:51, 6 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Agree. Wthis is a Wiktionary entry, not for Wikipedia. --Manscher (talk) 11:06, 3 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Disagree. Look at the German page. It is a relevant greeting for many people with an interesting history and an roman origin. It is the source for several sayings, for magazines and a TV channel. Should be sufficient for an article. extension appriciated. Nillurcheier (talk) 13:39, 3 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I added references for the usage in the languages that I found. --Jorge Stolfi (talk) 02:22, 15 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I completely agree with Nillurcheier. The I find the article very relevant here. Jhertel (talk) 12:18, 5 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Obsequiousness?[edit]

'At your service' sounds quite servile to me as a native English speaker. I would literally never say that to someone as a greeting ... and have only ever heard it from people serving me.

As you are English American you have no courtesy in your blood and no respect for the EU — Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.30.66.252 (talk) 10:52, 4 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Use in Serbian and Slovene?[edit]

The original article listed Serbian and Slovene as languages where the greeting was used, but I could not find any usable references. But I recall a claim in a social forum that the Serbians see it as a Croatian thing. Could someone please find an authoritative source for either case? Thanks... Jorge Stolfi (talk) 02:26, 15 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]