Dude
Thursday, December 9th, 2004 不少朋友问过我dude的用法。这个词几乎是美国年轻一代的象征，要把它介绍完整实在不容易。今天看到这则关于dude的新闻，非转载不可。只要仔仔细细把它读完，包你学到想学的东西。即使没什么是你不知道的，乐一乐也好。
为了方便，我把全文摘抄如下，关键部分以黑体字表示。
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (AP) — Dude, you’ve got to read this.
A linguist from the University of Pittsburgh has published a scholarly paper deconstructing and deciphering the word “dude,” contending it is much more than a catchall for lazy, inarticulate surfers, skaters, slackers and teenagers.
An admitted dude-user during his college years, Scott Kiesling said the […]