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Mashmellow Posted 20 years ago
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catch up with some old mates？
does it mean to get in touch with some old friends who you are not in touch for a long time? thanx.
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Hello Mash Yes, "old mates" is "old friends", as you say, and "catch up with" is "update someone that you haven't seen for a long time with your news"; here, probably by going out together to the pub, etc. "Old mates" is informal; it isn't used by all social categories of speaker, and is more commonly heard from a male. MrP
- Hello Mash Yes, "old mates" is "old friends", as you say, and "catch up with" is "update someone that you haven't seen for a long time with your news"; here, probably by going out together to the pub, etc.
- "Old mates" is informal; it isn't used by all social categories of speaker, and is more commonly heard from a male.
- MrP
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Hello Mash
Yes, "old mates" is "old friends", as you say, and "catch up with" is "update someone that you haven't seen for a long time with your news"; here, probably by going out together to the pub, etc.
"Old mates" is informal; it isn't used by all social categories of speaker, and is more commonly heard from a male.
MrP
Yes, "old mates" is "old friends", as you say, and "catch up with" is "update someone that you haven't seen for a long time with your news"; here, probably by going out together to the pub, etc.
"Old mates" is informal; it isn't used by all social categories of speaker, and is more commonly heard from a male.
MrP
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