Americal Slang: Who's Your Dog Now?
Hi everybody!
Please, help me to solve an interesting problem. An aquaintance of mine has just arrived from the US and is trying to share some new words with us. He insists that the American expression "he is my dog" means "he is my friend". True or false?
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Americal Slang: Who's Your Dog Now?
Hi everybody!
Please, help me to solve with an interesting problem. An aquaintance of mine has just arrived came back from the US and is trying to share some new words phrases with us. He insists that the American expression "he is my dog" means "he is my friend". True or false?
I have never heard of anything like that. The closest one is "The dog is man's best friend". As a matter of fact, I will take it as an insult for comparing me as a dog!
It is better to master the proper aspects of the language than to waste your time in learning the latest slang. It can be that after a few months, that it may die. Perhaps your friend is trying to start a new slang and trying to popularize it. As an example, where is the "Valley Talk" now? If you use them, you will be dated as some ancient relic by today's young!
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hahaha. yes. I am American and I use this. I'm not sure how it started, and it is funny, but for good friends you can greet each other by saying "What's up, dog?" or if someone asks if you know someone you can say "yeah, he's my dog"
(THIS IS SLANG. ONLY USE IT WITH FRIENDS OR PEOPLE WILL THINK YOU ARE WEIRD) Also, it is often pronounced differently, like "dawg". I never understood why, but yes, we do use it. :)
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