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apprentice
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 5:10 am
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When a girl turns down a dude she doesn't want to go out with him any more.
What is a slang expression for such situation? bounced?
Regards,
apprentice
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Tony Mountifield
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 5:10 am
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In article <577d2$4373c572$d4ba586d$2705@news.chello.pl>,
apprentice <mailpawel@wp.pl> wrote:
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When a girl turns down a dude she doesn't want to go out with him any more.
What is a slang expression for such situation? bounced?
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Ditched? Chucked? Jilted?
I've never heard "bounced" used in that way.
Cheers
Tony
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Ben Shimmin
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 6:13 am
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Tony Mountifield <tony@softins.clara.co.uk>:
| Quote: | In article <577d2$4373c572$d4ba586d$2705@news.chello.pl>,
apprentice <mailpawel@wp.pl> wrote:
When a girl turns down a dude she doesn't want to go out with him any more.
What is a slang expression for such situation? bounced?
Ditched? Chucked? Jilted?
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There are probably any number of terms for this, depending on what era you
choose -- no doubt Virginia Woolf would say one thing, Jane Austen another,
and Britney Spears something else again. I think `dumped' is a current one.
| Quote: | I've never heard "bounced" used in that way.
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Nor I.
b.
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Tony Mountifield
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 2:48 pm
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In article <ca9e$43748417$d4ba586d$3352@news.chello.pl>,
apprentice <mailpawel@wp.pl> wrote:
| Quote: | BTW, only teenage surfers (or wannabees) say "dude" these days.
However thank you for this comment. So what is the widely spread expression
instead of "mates, dudes, guys"?
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In the context of a relationship with a girl, it would be "guy" or "fella"
(slang for "fellow", which isn't used much in its original form).
"Mates" would be used in the context of men's friendships with each other.
Cheers
Tony
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Nick Wagg
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 4:10 pm
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"apprentice" <mailpawel@wp.pl> wrote in message
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When a girl turns down a dude she doesn't want to go out with him any
more.
What is a slang expression for such situation? bounced?
Regards,
apprentice
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"Dumped" would be the most widely used expression, at least
in the UK.
BTW, only teenage surfers (or wannabees) say "dude" these days. |
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apprentice
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 5:52 pm
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Użytkownik "Nick Wagg" <naw@transcendata.com> napisał w wiadomości
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"apprentice" <mailpawel@wp.pl> wrote in message
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When a girl turns down a dude she doesn't want to go out with him any
more.
What is a slang expression for such situation? bounced?
Regards,
apprentice
"Dumped" would be the most widely used expression, at least
in the UK.
BTW, only teenage surfers (or wannabees) say "dude" these days.
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Gorillaz Song " Clint Eastwood" ..check lyrics...".chicks and dudes"
apprentice
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Einde O'Callaghan
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 6:01 pm
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apprentice wrote:
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Użytkownik "Nick Wagg" <naw@transcendata.com> napisał w wiadomości
news:dl1n6q$iqj$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk...
"apprentice" <mailpawel@wp.pl> wrote in message
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When a girl turns down a dude she doesn't want to go out with him any
more.
What is a slang expression for such situation? bounced?
Regards,
apprentice
"Dumped" would be the most widely used expression, at least
in the UK.
BTW, only teenage surfers (or wannabees) say "dude" these days.
Gorillaz Song " Clint Eastwood" ..check lyrics...".chicks and dudes"
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So?
It's still so yesterday or even day-before-yesterday, as they say!
Non-natives, and even natives that don't belong to a particular scene or
milieu, should be most carefulp about using slang. Usually they get it
wrong and sound like wannabees or just simply stupid.
Regards, Einde O'Callaghan |
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apprentice
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 6:43 pm
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Użytkownik "apprentice" <mailpawel@wp.pl> napisał w wiadomości
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Użytkownik "Nick Wagg" <naw@transcendata.com> napisał w wiadomości
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"apprentice" <mailpawel@wp.pl> wrote in message
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When a girl turns down a dude she doesn't want to go out with him any
more.
What is a slang expression for such situation? bounced?
Regards,
apprentice
"Dumped" would be the most widely used expression, at least
in the UK.
BTW, only teenage surfers (or wannabees) say "dude" these days.
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However thank you for this comment. So what is the widely spread expression
instead of "mates, dudes, guys"?
| Quote: | Gorillaz Song " Clint Eastwood" ..check lyrics...".chicks and dudes"
apprentice
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Nick Wagg
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 6:47 pm
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"apprentice" <mailpawel@wp.pl> wrote in message
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BTW, only teenage surfers (or wannabees) say "dude" these days.
Gorillaz Song " Clint Eastwood" ..check lyrics...".chicks and dudes"
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It doesn't mean that it is current or cool. Being fairly familiar with
Damon Albarn's lyrics, his tongue was probably firmly in his cheek. |
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apprentice
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 9:05 pm
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Użytkownik "Nick Wagg" <naw@transcendata.com> napisał w wiadomości
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"apprentice" <mailpawel@wp.pl> wrote in message
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BTW, only teenage surfers (or wannabees) say "dude" these days.
Gorillaz Song " Clint Eastwood" ..check lyrics...".chicks and dudes"
It doesn't mean that it is current or cool. Being fairly familiar with
Damon Albarn's lyrics, his tongue was probably firmly in his cheek.
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Thanks for your reply,
as you are the native speaker I take your words as granted.
Regards,
apprentice
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John Briggs
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 9:56 pm
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apprentice wrote:
| Quote: | Użytkownik "Nick Wagg" <naw@transcendata.com> napisał w wiadomości
news:dl20c2$2qk$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk...
"apprentice" <mailpawel@wp.pl> wrote in message
news:15cde$43747803$d4ba586d$1304@news.chello.pl...
BTW, only teenage surfers (or wannabees) say "dude" these days.
Gorillaz Song " Clint Eastwood" ..check lyrics...".chicks and dudes"
It doesn't mean that it is current or cool. Being fairly familiar
with Damon Albarn's lyrics, his tongue was probably firmly in his
cheek.
Thanks for your reply,
as you are the native speaker I take your words as granted.
Regards,
apprentice
warsaw, poland
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Perhaps you might warn your students that American modes of expression,
whilst generally understood in Britain, are not necessarily appreciated.
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apprentice
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| Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 10:42 pm
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Użytkownik "John Briggs" <john.briggs4@ntlworld.com> napisał w wiadomości
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apprentice wrote:
Użytkownik "Nick Wagg" <naw@transcendata.com> napisał w wiadomości
news:dl20c2$2qk$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk...
"apprentice" <mailpawel@wp.pl> wrote in message
news:15cde$43747803$d4ba586d$1304@news.chello.pl...
BTW, only teenage surfers (or wannabees) say "dude" these days.
Gorillaz Song " Clint Eastwood" ..check lyrics...".chicks and dudes"
It doesn't mean that it is current or cool. Being fairly familiar
with Damon Albarn's lyrics, his tongue was probably firmly in his
cheek.
Thanks for your reply,
as you are the native speaker I take your words as granted.
Regards,
apprentice
warsaw, poland
Perhaps you might warn your students that American modes of expression,
whilst generally understood in Britain, are not necessarily appreciated.
--
John Briggs
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The problem with American culture is that I read a lot of American books and
watch unortunately mostly American movies/films 
Therefore sometimes it is difficult to distinguish for me which word is
which.
It takes up too much time looking up everything in a dictionary.
By the way, are there any specific words from Am English that are anchored
in Brit English?
Regards,
Pawel
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Giles Todd
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| Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 8:00 am
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On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 16:42:14 +0100, "apprentice" <mailpawel@wp.pl>
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| Quote: | By the way, are there any specific words from Am English that are anchored
in Brit English?
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Although there are minor differences in orthography, vocabulary and
grammar between British and US English, the two dialects are generally
mutually comprehensible by native speakers of either one. Where
misunderstandings occur, they are often caused by cultural rather than
linguistic factors.
If you are attempting to learn the difference between two dialects by
continually asking for examples of words that are interpreted
differently in the two then I think that you are (perhaps
inadvertently) committing a category error. Languages and dialects
differ in more ways than just variant vocabulary.
There exists no definitive list of English words that are specific to
either British or US English (languages change continually -- it would
be impossible to make such a list that would be valid for more than
about five minutes). I don't know how you were taught English, but if
someone told you that you could distinguish between dialects in such a
manner then you had a bad teacher.
NB: I am using the terms 'British' and 'US' English very loosely. Many
dialects of English are spoken in both the UK and the USA.
Giles |
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