For the first time, 149 years ago today, we said ‘hello’. Graham Bell would say “Alessandra Lolita Oswaldo” as soon as he answered the phone. Over time, Bell began to shorten his lover’s name and greeted her as “Ale Lol Os” every time she answered the phone. As his work progressed, Graham Bell shortened his lover’s name even more and found a two-syllable name for her. This short name was “ALO”.
