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Freeshadow · 07-17-2010, 12:34 PM

@shayne & omk
I remember having read about such a usage of the word "friend" in the mafia: when a member introduced somebody to another member, usage of "its my friend" meant exactly that. by saying "its our friend" pointed out that the introduced 3rd person is a member too.

07-17-2010, 12:34 PM	#127
Freeshadow temp. out of service Posts: 2,816 Karma: 24285242 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Duisburg (DE) Device: PB 623	@shayne & omk I remember having read about such a usage of the word "friend" in the mafia: when a member introduced somebody to another member, usage of "its my friend" meant exactly that. by saying "its our friend" pointed out that the introduced 3rd person is a member too.