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By adamg on Sat, 01/03/2015 - 10:12pm

A couple of researchers analyzed how American men refer to their best friends and according to their research, New Englanders much prefer "pal" over "bro," "dude" and "buddy." CAVEAT: The research is based entirely on an analysis of tweets, so it's not corrected for possible variations in how men on Facebook refer to each other.

Via Metafilter.

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By PastaBatman on Sat, 01/03/2015 - 10:26pm.

I'm surprised "kid" didnt make it

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By Markk02474 on Sun, 01/04/2015 - 12:23am.

Yeah, too many letters for a tweet.

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By language maven on Sat, 01/03/2015 - 10:58pm.

"pal" and "buddy" are always preceded by "hey" and followed by an insult, whereas "bro" and "dude" are preceded by an insult and "hey" is omitted.

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By bibliotequetressnotloggedin... on Sun, 01/04/2015 - 7:31am.

I second this. Hate "dude," only use it sarcastically.

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By anon on Sun, 01/04/2015 - 7:43am.

Adam has used "pal" in the context that you just mentioned. So I agree!

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By bulgingbuick on Sun, 01/04/2015 - 11:20am.

so wrong. Dude.

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By Kaz on Sun, 01/04/2015 - 1:17am.
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By Lmo on Sun, 01/04/2015 - 2:38am.

Dude, what's up guy?

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By bulgingbuick on Sun, 01/04/2015 - 11:23am.

I like went by there like in July. It was awesome Dude.

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By perruptor on Sun, 01/04/2015 - 7:44am.

I read the MetaFilter thread. IIRC, this survey was of Facebook posts, so it's not a representative sample.

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By anon on Sun, 01/04/2015 - 10:35am.

Depending on their tone, "Pal" can either be a friendly greeting or a menacing threat. My Dad and uncles all used it, too.

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By Markk02474 on Sun, 01/04/2015 - 4:40pm.

for example.

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By anon on Sun, 01/04/2015 - 2:43pm.

I think "buddy" and "pal" are more or less fixtures of the lexicon throughout generations, whereas "bro" and "dude" are fad words that will eventually fade away. The problem is, people invariably sound idiotic using "bro" and "dude".

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By Suldog on Sun, 01/04/2015 - 2:57pm.

Hey, Big Guy! How ya doin'?

Suldog
http://jimsuldog.blogspot.com

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By Cappy on Sun, 01/04/2015 - 4:07pm.

My best buddy hates when I call him Sugar Bottom but I do anyway.

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By Moxie kinda on Mon, 01/05/2015 - 12:43am.

And there wasn't a guy who he didn't call Mac....

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By anon on Mon, 01/05/2015 - 9:47am.

I love when old timers call me, "Chief". Reminds me of my grandfather.

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