Re: CHAT: Epicene man (was Re: ...y'know)
| From: | Eric Christopherson <raccoon@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, July 2, 1999, 3:50 |
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On Thu, 01 Jul 1999, Ed Heil wrote:
> 'Epicene man' sounds like a paleontological discovery.
That was my intention when I renamed the thread ;O)
> Speaking of 'man' and vocatives and all that, I was always amused by
> Willard Espy's claim that 'mac' is the vocative of 'guy.' You talk
> about 'that guy' but when you speak to him you say 'hey, Mac!'
Interesting claim... althought I have heard the expression "hey, guy" more than
once.
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Eric Christopherson
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