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Hrsanei Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Mouthed

Hi dudes.

I wonder if there is a specific word for telling that a glass is touched.

I don't drink from this glass, because it is used. can we use any other expression instead of saying it is used.

One of the meaning of mouth as a verb is to touch sth by your libs. so I wonder if we can say this glass is mouthed.

can anyone tell me the phrase that is used in everyday English?

Thanks in advance
  

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Hello, hrsanei-- and welcome to English Forums. I am not a 'dude'. I am a 67-year-old English teacher, and it is rude of you to use such slang on your first communication with people that you do not know.

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  • Hello, hrsanei-- and welcome to English Forums.
  • I am not a 'dude'.
  • I am a 67-year-old English teacher, and it is rude of you to use such slang on your first communication with people that you do not know.
  • If you are an English learner, then I warn you to avoid slang completely, since it is acceptable only between peers, and you will inevitably offend people if you try to use it.
  • If you are a native speaker, then I forgive you, since you must be either very young (under 14) or very uneducated.
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Hello, hrsanei-- and welcome to English Forums.

I am not a 'dude'. I am a 67-year-old English teacher, and it is rude of you to use such slang on your first communication with people that you do not know. If you are an English learner, then I warn you to avoid slang completely, since it is acceptable only between peers, and you will inevitably offend people if you try to use it. If yo
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Thanks for your response.

I am learner and I make plenty of mistakes both in writing and speaking. I don't know why you took this gaffe as an offense.

I didn't know that dude is impolite. what is alternative for that?

can we use any of the following

guy/pal/bloke/chap/lad ? what about gentelman? is it right to start with hi gentelman?
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No, you can use none of those when speaking to a group of people whom you do not know; all are casual slang. There are both men and women here, many of them older and more experienced than you. Show respect, as you would in your own culture.

However, since this is an internet forum, no greeting is required. Simply ask your questions politely. I see that that was your first post, so t
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