When I was taking sociolinguistics, I came across the research of this dude, Scott Kiesling, who studied the word "dude" by apparently sending out some surveys and spending a little time in frat basements: [www.pitt.edu]
My conclusion is that "fuck" is far, far more versatile.
I am going to agree that this is an incredibly versatile term because, this past weekend, I realize that my best friend and his new boyfriend (both kinda closet cases) use "dude" as a term of endearment because they're not quite ready to say something more traditionally considered a pet name out loud yet. It's absolutely adorable. Dude is now one of my favorite words.
I am glad that no one keeps tabs on my comments, because more often than not they lead off with "Dude." I have NO idea where it came from - it's just always there... and it's depressing. I much prefer "fuck."
My high school history teacher told us that you could use fuck (he said "the f word") as every party of speech. I still assert it cannot be a preposition.
this is a dead on description of 1/2 of the activist douchebag dudes I knew in college. Hearing about John Mayer's *ahem* expert swordsmanship *ahem* though, I would still take him for a test drive.
I think with these kind of guys you have to realize that they are only good for a) drunken party hookups b) booty calls and NOT to be taken home to mama.
OMG! i HAVE LITERALLY SPENT MY DAY CRYING OVER THIS GUY!!! sorry for the caps, but what a fucking lightbulb just went off. I never knew if he wanted to hang or sleep with me. Now he tells me, he wanted to have sex, but oh, by the way, your not catholic, so it wouldnt last. So maybe in the last week he has not been this guy, but for the last two years he was. wow. oh wow, oh wow.
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My conclusion is that "fuck" is far, far more versatile.
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Yes, I was a high school English teacher. ;-)
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I think with these kind of guys you have to realize that they are only good for a) drunken party hookups b) booty calls and NOT to be taken home to mama.
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I'm more in touch w/ what I want and much more sincere about it. I'm not out to waste anyone's time.
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