July 24, 2003
He was high on intellectualism
I've never been there, but the brochure looks nice
-- Sheryl Crow
What is with the buddy factor?? I'm talking about boys calling each other buddy. Conversation overheard:
boy 1: Hey, if you could take a look at this error, I'd appreciate it. Thanks buddy.
boy 2 (whose name is not, in fact, "Buddy"): Sure, man. Not a problem.
Ok, before any of you say anything, let me just admit that I use "dude" and "man" in the same fashion in conversation. But I do it in jest always and only when the vernacular of the group is super casual and it seems appropriate. It’s endearing. It’s cute and it almost always elicits laughter.
So knowing that I do it may be why my ears perk up when I hear someone else do it. I wonder what boy 1 in conversation would have thought if boy 2 had of said, Sure sweetheart, not a problem.
My very wise friend Breezy once told me that she was going to make a point of saying the person’s name that she was talking to in conversation. For example:
Amy: Hey, how’s it going?
Breezy: Hey Amy. How are you?
See how nice that is. Try it, maybe swap up a “buddy” for the person’s name. This is an especially nice touch if you casually know the person – it lets them know you know who they are and care enough to call them by name. But you guys can just call me dude, that’s cool with me.
Amy
-- Sheryl Crow
What is with the buddy factor?? I'm talking about boys calling each other buddy. Conversation overheard:
boy 1: Hey, if you could take a look at this error, I'd appreciate it. Thanks buddy.
boy 2 (whose name is not, in fact, "Buddy"): Sure, man. Not a problem.
Ok, before any of you say anything, let me just admit that I use "dude" and "man" in the same fashion in conversation. But I do it in jest always and only when the vernacular of the group is super casual and it seems appropriate. It’s endearing. It’s cute and it almost always elicits laughter.
So knowing that I do it may be why my ears perk up when I hear someone else do it. I wonder what boy 1 in conversation would have thought if boy 2 had of said, Sure sweetheart, not a problem.
My very wise friend Breezy once told me that she was going to make a point of saying the person’s name that she was talking to in conversation. For example:
Amy: Hey, how’s it going?
Breezy: Hey Amy. How are you?
See how nice that is. Try it, maybe swap up a “buddy” for the person’s name. This is an especially nice touch if you casually know the person – it lets them know you know who they are and care enough to call them by name. But you guys can just call me dude, that’s cool with me.
Amy
Posted by Amy at 14:35:23 |
chrispian wrote:
Dude?
;)