R: Re: [OT] Re: Conlangea Dreaming

YHL, *she* wrote:

> > (And of course, I was grateful that I didn't jump the gun and address
you
> > as a guy ... the wonders of ambiguity in written language -- I avoid
> > pronouns (since in English they have gender) like the plague until I'm
> > sure whether the other party is male or female. But this is almost
> > impossible in spoken conversation.)
>
> In my case it's happened to me numerous times before and it doesn't
> bother me.  As far as spoken conversation goes, people who don't look too
> closely (or when I'm wearing a jacket) occasionally mistake me for a
> guy.  I think it's the haircut, plus the fact that my facial structure is
> borderline for stereotypical masculine/feminine appearances, plus the
> fact that I'm on the skinny side (especially with a jacket on).
Nik Taylot thought I was female because my name ends in -a. This doesn't
bother me... I've, too, thought you were male until the post HST mentioned
: )


Luca