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Is 'Mate' the English version of 'Man' in America?
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| Poncho |
| like when you see a friend of yours in the states ur like "hey man, what's up?" or in England you'd say "hey mate, what's up" like hey Friend. |
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| keithos27 |
| more like friend than man... kind of like people on the west coast say "what's up dude".... |
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| Azz3D |
| hey girl, you wanna mate?:stongue: |
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| tc-fan |
| quote: | Originally posted by Azz3D
hey girl, you wanna mate?:stongue: |
LOL....HAHAHAH |
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| Poncho |
| no i mean like in america when you see a friend ru like "what's up man, how're you doing?" |
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| hardstyle |
| Brits say ," g'day mate whats happening." |
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| whiskers |
mmm, brits, i want one as a pet.
are they hard to feed? |
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| discitelli |
| quote: | Originally posted by hardstyle
Brits say ," g'day mate whats happening." |
"g'day mate" originated from austria/australia. Just ask jim Carey to prove that:p |
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| Fundamental |
| quote: | Originally posted by Poncho
like when you see a friend of yours in the states ur like "hey man, what's up?" or in England you'd say "hey mate, what's up" like hey Friend. |
Short answer: "Yes."
Long Answer: "That's correct." |
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| arctic |
| Aye, in the UK & Australia mate seems to be the equivilent (sp?) of man. |
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| m0sh |
mate = friend
or copulate ;)
who wanna mate here ? :D |
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