| I think theyre fine to be honest, I use dude, man, guys, s'up all the time and it fits with my personality. I think because alot of our popular culture these days is from the states, words and phrases like that are generally understood and accepted. The only thing you should maybe avoid using is actual american words for things, for example saying 'chips' instead of crisps (i know you probably wont do that but just an extreme example) or using american sport terms and references, because they might seem a bit in-congruent or even too foreign for people to understand (although american football seems to be growing in popularity so maybe one day!)
So yeh, I think a lot of those you listed are fine, although, it might just be me but id never say 'booty' in front of a girl or even anyone, that i think is a bit too american/african american slang and does sound out of place when i hear british guys say it. unless used ironically of course. Also, just a thought on 'like', i assume your talking about using it as a filler (like 'umm, err') or how you see american girls on tele using it "and I was like totally like oh my god!", I would avoid that, because its really used as a hesitation in speech, when youre trying to think of what to say and that you are unsure of yourself. Do you ever see politicians saying um, err or like, when theyre speaking? It is perfectly natural of course, but if youre speaking slowly and are confident in what youre saying you shouldnt need to use it.
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