Appellation of friend / woman / man

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Hello,i've got some questions about appellation of friend.

Thanks for your help and patience.

When you call your best/closed friend's name,using pal,buddy,buddie,dude,guy or fellow ?

What are the differences between the usages of pal,buddy,buddie,dude,guy ?

Fellow is the same meaning as colleague ?

If you have a good/closed female friend,how will you call her,can i use the words-pal,buddy,buddie,dude,guy ?Yet,i think these words are available in male
only.

A little naught( or he's quite smart) boy is normally called as turkey,kid and little man ?
Is there any name else ?

When to use miss and lady ? miss means the age is about 18 to 30,
while lady means the age is about 31 to 49 ?

When you're walking on the road and seeing an old woman/man (maybe she's been 60 years old above),how will you call her/him,lady/miss or sir/mister ?

Thank you~

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,
i've got some questions about appellation of friend. This is quite a broad and culturally-based topic. Here are just a few comments.

Thanks for your help and patience.

When you call your best/closed friend's name,using pal,buddy,buddie,dude,guy or fellow ?
Usually, when you say the person's name you don't add these things.eg
I'll call you tomorrow, Tom.
I'll call you tomorrow, pal.
But not 'I'll call you tomorrow, Tom pal'.

The use of the terms you have listed depends on a lot of factors, eg the age of the people, eg their personalities, eg the formality of the situation . Some people never say such things, others do.

What are the differences between the usages of pal,buddy,buddie,dude,guy ?
'Buddie' is not correct. The plural of 'buddy' is 'buddies'.

Fellow is the same meaning as colleague ? Broadly speaking, but it is not commonly used in this way.

If you have a good/closed female friend,how will you call her,can i use the words-pal,buddy,buddie,dude,guy ?Yet,i think these words are available in male
only. Broadly speaking, yes, although 'pal' is OK.

A little naughty ( or he's quite smart) boy is normally called as turkey, No. Means a stupid, awkward person.

kid yes

and little man ? Very old-fashioned

Is there any name else ?

When to use miss and lady ? These terms are becoming much less common today.

They are not so clearly defined in terms of age.

miss means the age is about 18 to 30,
while lady means the age is about 31 to 49 ?

When you're walking on the road and seeing an old woman/man (maybe she's been 60 years old above),how will you call her/him,lady/miss or sir/mister ?
This is a tricky subject. It depends on various factors, particularly on the age of the speaker. It's very common, and still polite, not to use any form of address at all.

Clive

Franklin Ong · Answer

CliveUsually, when you say the person's name you don't add these things.eg
I'll call you tomorrow, Tom.
I'll call you tomorrow, pal.
But not 'I'll call you tomorrow, Tom pal'.

Sorry about that because maybe my indefinite question made you get confused in what i want to mean.It means actually that what will you call your closed friends normally with the terms i listed rather than their names ?
-pal,buddy,dude,guy ?

CliveFellow is the same meaning as colleague ? Broadly speaking, but it is not commonly used in this way.

So it means fellow is not the same meaning as colleague.Right ?

pal,buddy,dude,guy can also be used to call your female friends.Right ?

When you meet a female/male stranger or person who you don't recognize him/her,how will you call him/her,mister/miss or sir/lady ?

Clive · Answer

Hi,

Sorry about that because maybe my indefinite question made you get confused in what i want to mean.It means actually that what will you call your closed friends normally with the terms i listed rather than their names ?
-pal,buddy,dude,guy ?
Some people use these terms, and some people don't. It depends on many factors,
eg age, personality, gender, the level of formality in the situation.

Here's my approach.
Let's assume I have a friend called Tom.
I say to other people, 'I have a friend called Tom'.
I say to Tom, 'Hello, Tom'.

Clive

“Fellow is the same meaning as colleague ? Broadly speaking, but it is not commonly used in this way.”

So it means fellow is not the same meaning as colleague.Right ? Wrong. The meaning is the same. But the word 'fellow' is seldom used in this way. Forget about it.

pal,buddy,dude,guy can also be used to call your female friends.Right ? I usually just say a woman is my friend.

When you meet a female/male stranger or person who you don't recognize him/her,how will you call him/her,mister/miss or sir/lady ? I usually don't call the person anything.
eg I just say 'Hello'.

Clive

LouiseT · Answer

Hello

In Britain you often hear people referring to their male and female friends as "mate". "Pal" is also used but you do not hear buddy,dude, or guy very often.

I would normally call my friends by their names rather than using one of those terms. For very close female friends I might use terms of endearment such as "honey" or "dear". People often use terms of endearment like these for a girlfriend/boyfriend or wife/husband.

If you want to address a stranger, to ask a question perhaps, it is considered polite to use Sir / Madam

For example:-

Excuse me Sir, could you tell me the way to the National Gallery please?

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