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Hallo Hal > Shillings = what Brits once used to pay for top hats Yes? I never saw that. > Dude = US colloq., orig. mostly in the West; for effete Eastern and city > folks out West, nowadays used in a jocular way for almost anyone (compr. to > "bud," "buddy," > "amigo," > "pal," and, for Aussies and Brits, "mate," "matey." It was the lack of differentiation I was referring to. There is a considerable difference too between Aussie and Brit usage > Btw, what was the top-hate brigade? well, it was a typo, but I decided to leave it L