Re: CHAT: ...y'know
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, June 28, 1999, 5:59 |
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"Raymond A. Brown" wrote:
> PS - in SW London, this use of 'man' has become epicene among the young=
er
> generation; female students even use this mode of address when speaking
> among themselves. Does this occur elsewhere?
Yeah, it seems to occur on this side of the pond as well, at least in my
dialect, altho there are some situations where "man" for a female
doesn't sound right, but I can't figure out what the pattern is.
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