Re: CHAT: ...y'know

Raymond A. Brown wrote:

>
> PS - in SW London, this use of 'man' has become epicene among the younger
> generation; female students even use this mode of address when speaking
> among themselves.  Does this occur elsewhere?
Oh my yes!  "Like," "sort of," "right," "y'know," and "MAN"
 have all been staples of American vernacular speech on the part
of male and female speakers.  As a child, I used to say it all the
time:

        Maaaaaaan!  That was mean!  (said to a girl)

It always denoted little more than an expression of indignation or
admiration:

        Man!  What a cool movie!

Sally