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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'a mate of' is correct and usable in written English.
It is used to describe someone who is a close friend or associate of another person. For example: Mark is a mate of mine; we've been friends since we were kids.
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Are you a mate of Thierry Henry?
He's a mate of mine".
She's a mate of mine.
"I am a mate of Kevin.
He's a mate of mine, Ben.
"Ken reckons he's a mate of mine," says Paddick, "but I wouldn't put it that highly.
A mate of Swansea's Michu, she has 12 goals in all competitions.
"I did a week in Lourdes with a mate of mine.
Nothing, other than the fact that he happens to be a mate of Robert Lee.
I bet he's probably a mate of the freakishly youthful looking Ole Henriksen.
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P-23 was the result of a mating of P-12 and his daughter.
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