Another kind of buddy
James Harbeck
jharbeck at SYMPATICO.CA
Fri Jun 15 03:06:03 UTC 2007
>I hear them both as slightly disrespectful. Probably because I would
>not like to be called "bud", "buddy", or "pal" by someone I was not
>buddy-like or pallish with (that is, acquainted and somewhat friendly with).
>
>See also James Harbeck.
I'm slightly disrespectful?
James Harbeck. (nobuddy)
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