my friend and i are arguing over it and we need to know
2007-03-17 21:52:14 · 13 answers · asked by jamie 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
i'm sydney born & bred, so here goes:
they are pretty much interchangeable, though i can think of situations where 'mate' would be appropriate & 'dude' wouldn't be, depending on who says it. you could say 'thanks mate' when recieving change or something, but if you said 'thanks dude' that'd be a little odd if you were over the age of 16.
it's got a broader use & a vaguely friendlier connotation. of course, a mate is literally a companion, whereas dude is more superfluous. though i hear it used in a condescending/ironic way ALL the time. usually before a fist gets thrown in someone's face it's all, "mate, i didn't touch your girlfriend!"
2007-03-17 22:33:03 · answer #1 · answered by sienna of hearts 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dig deep and be imaginative is the better area of this question. If we can say "The living God" then we may also say "The useless God" If we are saying "The Eternity God" does this advise that this God will under no circumstances die. historic past can enlighten us to the toughness of Gods and faith the position those Gods of the previous have died even as the society that replaced into dedicated to that categorical God who dies out of life. we are then left with the mysteries contained in the artifacts that linger in the sands of time which archaeological have uncovered that a particular society non secular practises. So my end is. "The living God scenario is in person-friendly words alive as those followers and devotees are alive to shop that particular God alive. even as this fails and this society now no longer exist or adjustments to different Gods then there is the shortcoming of life of that God particular and its faith.
2016-11-26 20:12:19 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dude is more for surfing I think. I also think mate is more like friend or pal.
2007-03-17 21:56:22 · answer #3 · answered by Shaz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mate is a friend
or when you say hello to someone its G'day mate
2007-03-17 21:56:10 · answer #4 · answered by tuppenybitz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think so 'cause I've studied thir terms when I was a kid...but I'm not australian
2007-03-17 21:55:53 · answer #5 · answered by Skye 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
coming from someone who lives in cali and is surrounded by beaches yes
2007-03-17 21:55:28 · answer #6 · answered by JOhNe=mc² 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yep
2007-03-17 21:54:57 · answer #7 · answered by kelly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not Australian, but I would think so.
2007-03-17 21:59:19 · answer #8 · answered by Phillip 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup
like 'my friend'
'dude'
'buddy'
2007-03-17 21:56:16 · answer #9 · answered by Paula 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sure is,mate:)
2007-03-17 21:55:44 · answer #10 · answered by shiloh jolie-pitt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋