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SleepyCatten
SleepyCatten
@SleepyCatten@cultofshiv.wtf  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

Query for folks who live in Britain (or did for many years but have now escaped)

What terms of endearment / address do you hear or see get used in your region, usually at the end of sentences, and are they gendered?

e.g.,

Region: East Anglia
County: Essex
City/Town: (optional) Exampleville
Term: "mate"
Gender: can be both masc coded and (to some) neutral; varies by place and person
Age Range or Generation (Giver/Receiver): Gen X, Gen Y (Millenial)
Other info: can be a threat if stressed heavily ("How you doing, mate?), and can be used to intentionally misgender somebody

#GenuinelyAsking #AskFedi #linguistics #language #English #British #Britain #England #Wales #Scotland

Edits: Opened the question up to people who have escaped Britain; added a section for age/generation of the giver and receiver of the term; clarified that these might also be terms of address and go at the end of sentences.

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