Tag to him, Tag on Him

0 In BrE we don't use 'tag' in this way, I don't know what you mean. 0-

0Hi, Nona.02br
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00I mean "the label" or "the word." In other words, his description.02br
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00Do they make sense?02br
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00Hiro0-

0Hi,02br
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00Not in AmE either. You need to say it in another way.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-

1font00I'd hit a nerve, I guess. Tennis court gigolo, that was the word on Dillard. An opportunist lounging in the land of silver Mercedes and white skirts. I knew 01b00the tag02b00, because it had been applied to myself when I'd first come up here from Southern California.02font02br
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00This is where I picked the

0Hi,02br
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00A tag is like a label. Commonly, you 'apply it' to someone, or perhaps more commonly, you 'tag' someone. eg 01font00The boss tagged him as a future manager.02font02br
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00Clive0-

0Yes, I know, but how would you say, a tag to him or a tag on him?02br
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00Thanks, Clive.02br
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00Hiro0-

0Hi agian,02br
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00apply a tag 01font01font00to02font00 02font00someone02br
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00Clive0-

0Wouldn't you also say something like, "The tag to/on him --- a sharp, dexterous doc in town --- betrays what he actually is"? Or, should you only say "apply a tag to someone" using apply?02br
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00Hiro0-

0Hi Hiro,02br
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00I think you are overestimating how often this 'tag' terminolgy is actually used. It's not so frequent or common that you get a lot of subtle variations in the way it is said.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-