buddy, mate, pal, man,dude, friend, which word is hot in ur hometown?

@XoyyoX (1055)
China
June 20, 2008 8:19pm CST
do u know the slight differences between the words: buddy, mate, pal, man, dude? which is the hot word in ur country or hometown? my explanation is like this: buddy--an informal American word meaning a friend. mate--an informal British word meaning a friend, but popular in Australia pal---an informal word meaning friend.
1 response
• United States
21 Jun 08
I call people "dude" most of the time. I tend to hear other people doing the same where I am too. I'm on America's eastern seaboard.
@XoyyoX (1055)
• China
21 Jun 08
thank you for ur response.