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"my good man" What does it mean to call someone "my good man" as in "Now, my good man." or "Are they at home, my good man?"
25 de may. de 2019 1:00
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To my New Zealand (British English) ears, “my good man” is an old-fashioned, English phrase. Everywhere in the English-speaking world, nowadays, it would mostly be used only in a humorous way. :)
25 de mayo de 2019
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To my American ears, “my good man” is an old-fashioned, British phrase. In America nowadays, it would mostly be used only in a humorous way.
25 de mayo de 2019
I would see it as an old fashioned, condescending form of address. It would either be a joke or imply that the speaker considered themself superior to the other person
25 de mayo de 2019
If you are friends with someone, you could call them that. It can contain an element of humor, or it could just be close friends talking to one another.
25 de mayo de 2019
Thank you for the comment. Actually this is a scene where an aristocrat talks to a local peasant from a Russian book written in the 19th century. (translated by a British translator) So, you hit the nail on the head when you said old-fashioned. I wasn't sure if it would sound from a contemporary perspective.
25 de mayo de 2019
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