I need help of you Americans.

Why would your right-on wierdy beardy teacher want to to use American lexus for an 'English' essay, in England.

Perhaos you could stick some serbo-croat and see if you get extra PC marks for that?

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Originally Posted by OumaFan

I never called my mom or dad sir or maam, not out of a lack of respect, it just wasn't what me or my brother did. It just seems a bit odd to me, too formal and I wouldn't want my kids doing it either. Did always use it for other people's parents/old people in general.

The one English thing I could never get used to is mate. Just doesn't sound right.

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I see:detective:

It's pretty common everywhere really, arises from shipmate etc.

Where I'm from we've got an entirely different diction.
Scan, Lad, Kid, Boy (pronounced bi) are all common versions of mate here

I have said it from the very beginning of this forum that the word mate was gay. as a matter of fact it was a banned word for a very long time, till the gay tide took over. a lot of homoes on this forum I tell you that right now.

lefty you might be one of them. I don't know at this point.

anyways....what was the question?

maybe Memphis too....