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Chicago1871
08 Dec 2004, 08:34 AM
Dude -- professor studies 'dude' (http://www.cnn.com/2004/EDUCATION/12/08/dude.study.ap/index.html)
A linguist from the University of Pittsburgh has published a scholarly paper deconstructing and deciphering the word "dude," contending it is much more than a catchall for lazy, inarticulate surfers, skaters, slackers and teenagers.
An admitted dude-user during his college years, Scott Kiesling said 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.").
Dr. Wankler
08 Dec 2004, 08:50 AM
No. Way.
uclacarlos
12 Dec 2004, 06:08 PM
********, dude. I'm all, "Dude!", and he goes, "Dude. Dude."
Tripped me out, dude.
Metros Striker10
13 Dec 2004, 08:29 PM
I love how they write lazy, inarticulate surfers, skaters and slackers before mentioning teenagers.
elainemichelle
13 Dec 2004, 11:49 PM
I love how they write lazy, inarticulate surfers, skaters and slackers before mentioning teenagers.
That covers teenagers and adults though!
Demosthenes
14 Dec 2004, 11:29 PM
Sweet.
romagol10
15 Dec 2004, 03:38 AM
That's hot.
soccergal_6_2000
19 Dec 2004, 12:10 AM
Rock On!
heres a new one for ya. hAnt
christopher d
20 Dec 2004, 09:08 PM
Anyone with access to an electronic periodical/journal database checked this out? Sounds fascinating. I've read the (in)famous "Ebonics" studies -- they make logical sense to this amateur. Linguists are so much fun... I once had one nearly apoplectic when she heard me make syntactic gymnastics to avoid ending a sentence with a preposition. "Damnit! If that's the way the language is evolving, then so be it!" The only appropriate response: "So how do we know where it's evolving too?"
pething101
25 Dec 2004, 11:28 PM
Does he find their car as well?
MikeLastort2
29 Dec 2004, 07:14 PM
http://www.fu-manchu.com/morbidaj/spicoli04.jpg
Neoš
11 Jan 2005, 08:11 PM
"Dude, Your getting a Dell"
I miss that guy :(
Dos Equis
11 Jan 2005, 09:07 PM
"Dude, Where's my Car?"
http://www.geocities.com/movieartz8/DudeWheresMyCar.jpg
That movie sucked. It almost destroyed the word "dude" for many dudes.
655321
12 Jan 2005, 03:24 PM
Dude, the link totally doesn't work.
Don Boppero 3000
12 Jan 2005, 06:17 PM
This is so lame, dude!
bigredfutbol
12 Jan 2005, 06:32 PM
"Dude, Your getting a Dell"
I miss that guy :(
Dude, you're the only one. :D