Subject: Mission's nice, but there is a little error.
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Posted on: 2011-10-07 12:59:00 UTC

She smiled in return and said, "Ciao, Professore." (Hello, Professor.)

“Doesn't 'ciao' mean 'goodbye?'” Lee asked Ian, her brow furrowing slightly.

“Yes. The word she was looking for was salvo, or possibly buon giorno, given that it's morning,” Ian replied. “Whoops, wait, this is our cue.” He pushed the office door open just as Xavier asked Sylvana, "Are you staying, then?"



Actually, you did some mistakes here.

First, "Ciao" can also be used to greet somebody, but is considered informal. Basically, it's "hello", "hi" and "bye" in a single word. Still not good to use to greet the Professor, though.

Second, it's "Salve" not "Salvo". Salvo is an Italian name. Rarely used and quite outdated, that is, but still a name. Or the present participle of the verb "salvare"(to save).

I noticed them probably only because I am Italian, though.

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