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13Dec/04Off

Dude!

U. Pittsburgh Linguist Scott Kiesling has researched how young Americans use the word "dude:"

... the four-letter word has many uses: in greetings (``What's up, dude?''); as an exclamation (``Whoa, Dude!''); commiseration (``Dude, I'm so sorry.''); to one-up someone (``That's so lame, dude.''); as well as agreement, surprise and disgust (``Dude.'').

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  • http://www.koozie.org Chris

    Wil Wheaton covers some of the multiple uses of ‘Dude’ in his book, “Just a Geek.” I was lucky to attend two of his readings when he covers the use of ‘dude’ between himself and his brother.

    -Chris