I love you mate

EdGey · 9 Jul 2011 at 23:59

I used to have a Chinese friend online, and she would tell me off for saying 'hi mate' because we were not mates.

Suppose it must sound quite odd to people who are not used to it.

Cleeecooo · 10 Jul 2011 at 00:01

EdGey said:
I used to have a Chinese friend online, and she would tell me off for saying 'hi mate' because we were not mates.

Suppose it must sound quite odd to people who are not used to it.

My Chinese friend got really ****ed when I greeted him with a "herrow"

Castiel · 10 Jul 2011 at 00:08

Van Hellseek said:
Indeed, I just mean it's a very strange evolution of the usage of the word.

It has nothing to do with 'mating' it it just a anglicanism of the Dutch word 'Maat' which means friend.

It transfered into the anglo-dutch word 'Mate' in South Africa and Afrikaans over to the Victorians and so is simply another word spread and changed by the British Empire from one of it's colonies.

Van Hellseek · 10 Jul 2011 at 00:19

Castiel said:
It has nothing to do with 'mating' it it just a anglicanism of the Dutch word 'Maat' which means friend.

It transfered into the anglo-dutch word 'Mate' in South Africa and Afrikaans over to the Victorians and so is simply another word spread and changed by the British Empire from one of it's colonies.

If you say so mate.

Castiel · 10 Jul 2011 at 00:23

Van Hellseek said:
If you say so mate.

Is that an offer?...

OriginalJonty · 10 Jul 2011 at 00:46

Hey mate.

One of my mates was mating with someone who looked like the ideal mate. They mated all night long apparently.

JayMax · 10 Jul 2011 at 00:57

I think it's more odd to question the usage of the word 'mate' than to accept it as a normal word :/

jaybee · 10 Jul 2011 at 01:02

Scythian said:
Yes. Yes you are OP.

bledd · 10 Jul 2011 at 01:18

ic1male said:

right click, save, upload next to rockon.gif.

/use repeatedly

Efour · 10 Jul 2011 at 01:19

mate with your mate wear mates to be safe

sigma · 10 Jul 2011 at 01:21

Weirdo!

kylew · 10 Jul 2011 at 01:26

Van Hellseek said:
I'm not your pal, buddy.

I'm not your buddy, guy!

Redmint · 10 Jul 2011 at 01:30

I find the evolution of the word 'nice' more interesting actually.

kylew · 10 Jul 2011 at 01:31

Redmint said:
I find the evolution of the word 'nice' more interesting actually.

Do elaborate!

Redmint · 10 Jul 2011 at 01:36

'nice' actually used to mean stupid/foolish/simple (talking long long time ago here).

Frenzy · 10 Jul 2011 at 01:55

I used to think this when I was younger, up untill about 16 when I just gave in and started using the word to refer to friends. I dont get it either

edit

should have read castiels post, wish someone would have told me that earlier! Infact when I asked people at the time they had no clue!

kylew · 10 Jul 2011 at 02:08

Frenzy said:
I used to think this when I was younger, up until about 16 when I just gave in and started using the word to refer to friends. I don't get it either

edit

Should have read Castiel's post, wish someone would have told me that earlier! In fact when I asked people at the time they had no clue!

"Would/should have" needs to be made a criminal offense, punishable by many years in prison/Guantanamo Bay.

Frenzy · 10 Jul 2011 at 02:10

It is 2:10...

kylew · 10 Jul 2011 at 02:13

There is never an excuse for "would have/should have", ever!

EdGey · 10 Jul 2011 at 02:29

Probably still would have made that mistake if it was 3pm.

Time is no excuse.