He is very mean.----------
Could it have a connotation that the guy is sort of stingy, not willing to spend money in cetain contexts?
In America, "mean" doesn't usually mean stinginess.
Um, another example of the difference between AmE and BrE.
Oh yes! I don't think we'll ever get to know all of them. I find out new ones every week.
I spent a few years in the U.S. and I heard people use 'mean' as an adjective to mean kind of being rude and harsh on others. I use 'stingy' to mean unwilling to spend money, excessively frugal.
I guess it's less absolute than it seemed at first.Absolutely.
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I guess it's less absolute than it seemed at first.
[Matt. 5:37]
I guess it's less absolute than it seemed at first.
[Matt. 5:37]
Do you mean 'mean' or 'stingy' or 'absolutely'?How about this word in Australian English?
I'd dispute whether 'absolutely' absolutely means 'yes' anywhere. I still think this colloquialism is from the Evil One.Well, it still absolutely means that in BrE!
jiamajia/and anyone else who might not know:
Note that 'stingy' has a /ʤ/ sound, unlike a few other words with the '-ingy' spelling.
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tight, cheap ...What do Americans say when they want to say that someone doesn't want to give money to others? Except for "stingy".
What do Americans say when they want to say that someone doesn't want to give money to others? Except for "stingy".
The buffalo one is funny! :lol: And I've just learned that it isn't spelled with double "l"!Such a person is a cheapskate, a penny-pincher, a skinflint, a tightwad. He'll squeeze a nickel until the buffalo chokes, he's tighter than bark on a tree.