Re: "Pal"
Joe/Joey da New York
(in article <hef0li$ng6$1...@news.albasani.net>):
> Ciao, volevo sapere se "Pal" (amico) puￜ essere utilizzato anche per
> rivolgersi ad una ragazza. Ho sempre sentito pal riferito a maschi
>
>
It's almost always (if not always) used to refer to a male friend. I"ve never
heard it use for a female.
Note that when it's used in direct address, it usually indicates hostility or
aggression.
"Hey Pal, watch your step!"
--
Joe/Joey da New York
English as she is spoken (and sometimes written) in the US
Joe/Joey da New York
(in article <hem0ce$ee1$1...@news.albasani.net>):
> Joe/Joey da New York ha detto questo lunedￜ :
>
>> It's almost always (if not always) used to refer to a male friend. I"ve
>> never
>> heard it use for a female.
>>
>> Note that when it's used in direct address, it usually indicates hostility
>> or
>> aggression.
>>
>> "Hey Pal, watch your step!"
>
> Thank you...pal eheheh :-)
>
>
You're welcome, mac.
You're welcome, bub.
You're welcome, buster. :-)
ADPUF
> You're welcome, buster. :-)
Just yesterday I heard on the radio that "Buster" Keaton got his
stage name from Harry Houdini when he was a toddler, when he
harmlessly (?) fell down a flight of stairs.
Seems that "buster" (no entry in my old dict.!) was a word used
with lively children.
Another time I heard that the famous actor said he was amused to
hear Italians hail him calling him "Booster".
--
"So many men, so little time."
-- Mae West
Joe/Joey da New York
(in article <4b0f11b7$0$10437$4faf...@reader2.news.tin.it>):
> Seems that "buster" (no entry in my old dict.!) was a word used
> with lively children.
From the OAD:
buster
noun chiefly informal
1 a person or thing that breaks, destroys, or overpowers something : [in
combination ] the drug's reputation as a flu-buster.
ￜ short for broncobuster .
2 informal used as a mildly disrespectful or humorous form of address, esp.
to a man or boy : your parents' decisions affect you, like it or not, buster.