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Female for "Mate"?

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So maybe the answer is to ban the word mate altogether from asf.

I have been on a number of occasions been corrected by females for calling them mate.

It reminds me of a joke.

The worker is hauled in front of the boss for calling the foreman a bastard.
The boss says to the worker "did you call him a bastard?"
The worker says "I never called him a bastard, the bastard."

So maybe there should be infractions for calling a mate, mate.

gg
 
Instead of mate

How about meat, as in sweet meat

Don't think that'll go down well with the fair ones !!! but same letters different meaning :)
 
Garpal Gumnut said:
Ok
Friends, ASFers, countrymen and countrywomen,
Lend me your ears.
Can we agree that on this forum whether one is male or female, that it is ok to address each other as
mate.
gg
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I agree , it might also close the gap of understanding between men and women in this country when they understand what mateship is all about.
 
I crings when I hear a copper call an offender mate, insist on Sir or Maam and give'm a punch in the guts if they're cheeky.
 
On the whole 'mate' seems to be used in a tone of liking someone, or even affection. So in that sense, it shouldn't be offensive. Probably it's just part of the Australian idiom.

It also depends on the context. I don't expect the check out operator to call me 'mate'.
 
I get a lot of milage out of "sweetheart" and "toots". I've copyrighted the latter so don't go riding my coat tails!
 
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