If I say "I met up with countryman Old Git while abroad"

it means Old Git is from the same country as me. That's what countryman means.

So what does 'fellow' add to this sentence?

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on September 10th 2015 at 16:21:17

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Ricky. (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 10, 15:20:25
- You need a girlfriend (n/m) (NCFC) - hairyolaf, Sep 10, 21:44:18
- Nonsense (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Sep 10, 19:35:30
- Amidst the various linguistic choices (NCFC) - Old Man, Sep 10, 16:33:58
  - I was hoping you'd turn up with the correct answer! (n/m) (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Sep 10, 16:34:56
- that isn't OCD and labelling it as such just trivialises the condition (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 10, 15:47:28
  - he didn't though he said he was going back to his ocd (NCFC) - Tombs, Sep 10, 15:50:33
    - You're like Maigret. (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Sep 10, 15:58:30
      - aww chairs (NCFC) - Tombs, Sep 10, 16:52:42
  - OK. Sorry. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 10, 15:49:59
- Chambers English Dictionary (NCFC) - Old Git, Sep 10, 15:27:13
  - point of order mr rumpole if i may? (NCFC) - Tombs, Sep 10, 15:45:14
    - Au contraire my unlearned friend (NCFC) - Old Git, Sep 10, 16:01:57
      - huzzah! (NCFC) - Tombs, Sep 10, 16:57:04
  - I know. We had this exchange before. (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 10, 15:45:04
    - No we haven't (NCFC) - Old Git, Sep 10, 16:03:24
      - Old Git, I appreciate that this is probably horrendously politically incorrect (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Sep 10, 16:19:41
        
        this cries out for a barklayend banner in a krazee style eurofont (NCFC) - Tombs, Sep 10, 16:58:20
        
        Chase me (NCFC) - Old Git, Sep 10, 16:35:46
        
        Lol. (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Sep 10, 16:34:18
      - Oh, was someone else off of on here then. (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 10, 16:14:22
        
        No it dunt. Fellow countryman means, both from the same country. (n/m) (NCFC) - harry boulders, Sep 10, 16:18:48
        
        If I say "I met up with countryman Old Git while abroad" (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 10, 16:21:17
        
        Wouldn't you have to say "my" countryman? (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Sep 10, 16:37:41
        
        It defines that OG is of the same nationality, rather than him being from the sticks (NCFC) - harry boulders, Sep 10, 16:29:08
        
        But it doesn't (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 10, 16:30:38
        
        Clarification. (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Sep 10, 16:26:59
        
        So fellow countryman means someone else from the countryside? (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 10, 16:27:39
        
        If you want it to. (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Sep 10, 16:31:27
        
        that's why I don't speak English - too much faffing about (n/m) (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Sep 10, 16:36:38
        
        shouldn't it be countryperson? to be politically correct (NCFC) - Tombs, Sep 10, 17:02:04
  - PenZING (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Sep 10, 15:38:00

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