From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2008-05-17T21:40:08+09:00
Subject: [OT] Re: Dude?

On 17.05.2008 09:10, Robert Dober wrote:
> Dear native speakers
> 
> I have been quite bothered with the usage of the word "dude" recently.
> Not that I dislike the word itself but I feel it should be reserved to
> friends using it in a quite informal context.
> Am I wrong and do I have to adapt or is there some kind of agreement
> with my POV?

I would not use it on a regular basis - certainly not here.  But then 
again, I am not a native speaker.  :-)  It does feel a bit inappropriate 
but maybe that's just the age (my age, I mean). ;-)

> Thanks in advantage

Have you been watching some tennis recently? :-)

Kind regards

	robert