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Is "dude" quite as flexible, though? It seems to me like its generic use is only valid when you're actually just personifying an object. For example, with my ph
by pxeger1 4y ago
Is "dude" quite as flexible, though? It seems to me like its generic use is only valid when you're actually just personifying an object. For example, with my phone I might say:
> Come on dude, why are you so slow
> My old dude lasted me 6 years
> I love this dude
But I wouldn't say any of these things:
> I lost my dude earlier, can you call it?
> I spent $600 on this dude
> Don't you have your dude on you?
I'm a Brit, reflecting on the American dialect I've picked up, so I very much could be wrong. I'd be intrigued to know if you really do use "dude" like that.
- tux3 4y ago> I spent $600 on this dude This one sounds alright, to my ESL ears. The rule it seems to me is you have to be pointing at the thing or making a clear reference to it. This dude right here is okay, some dude you own, while talking about some offscreen object, much weirder.
- darkerside 4y ago> I lost my dude earlier, can you call it? Yes to this one. It's gotta be clear from context.
- acchow 4y agoThese all seem fine to me in northern California. Might raise some eyebrows in some other parts of the country.