"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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> "U.S. Janet B." wrote in message
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> On Sat, 22 Feb 2020 16:50:36 -0000, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
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>>"Julie Bove" wrote in message ...
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>>"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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>>> "Leo" wrote in message
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>>> On 2020 Feb 21, , Bruce wrote
>>> (in >):
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>>>> You don't believe in man made global warming. Does that also mean
>>>> you're in favour of burning as much coal as we want? Because it
>>>> doesn't have an effect anyway?
>>>
>>> Dude! (see how I did that?) Were running out of coal. Its a
>>> diminishing resource. We were supposed to be out of oil long before now.
>>> I
>>> dont believe Jack from environmental €śscientists€ť. Its lucky for
>>> you that old men like me expire, so €śwoke€ť people inherit the Earth. I
>>> blame Marco Polo for the mess that you suppose were in.
>>>
>>> leo
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>>> LOL I still haven't come to terms with the word 'woke'!!! Do you use
>>> it??
>>>
>>> BTW 'Dude' is still not something I know
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>>Wow! My step-grandpa used "dude" but not in the same way that we do today.
>>As in, "Ain't he a dude!" Meaning that the man was quite well dressed and
>>a
>>show off to the ladies.
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>> Oh that was nice! Probably not the meaning these days, eh?
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> dude
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> 1) Originally, €śdude€ť meant a stuck up person who dressed overly well.
> It first emerged in the year 1883 in England.
>
> 2) Later it was used in the old west to mean a city person who moved
> to the west without actually knowing what he was doing. Synonymous
> with €ścity-slicker€ť
>
> 3) Later, in California, the term changed from these insults to a term
> meaning any male, human or otherwise. Sometimes it is used in
> reference to tom-girls. Now, it is often used for emphasis as well.
> €śLook at that rich fellow; what a dude! Do you see the feather in his
> hat?€ť
>
> €śWhat's that dude doing in these parts? I bet he can't even ride a
> horse!€ť
>
> €śHey dude, I missed you at the movies the other day!€ť
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> Janet US
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> Thanks very much) Aye words do change with time and I appreciate your
> time to explain)
>
> Does it get used as an insult here? It seems to be used as an insult
> or used to a friend?
>
> I guess it depends on who uses it and to whom? )
Here it is not an insult. Examples a
"Dude! Did you see that?" This to call attention to something that happened.
It was one female talking to another.
"Oh! I thought you were talking to some dude!" This said to me by my
gardener after I hung up the phone and told him I had been talking to a
female friend. He meant it to mean "male".
It usually means "male" but can be used for females as well as can "bruh"
which is the newer version of "bro", meaning brother or friend who is as
close to you as a brother would be.
And then there is "like". As in, "I was like going to the store..."
Not sure how that came about but it's annoying and confusing to foreigners.