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Which is proper for addressing you? “A beautiful woman with outstanding attributes. “A pretty girl with a bright future. My daughter in-laws are currently girls. They are in their twenties. There are time when I don’t know which is correct. Your thoughts?



This is under “questions that bother me so and “some things are a mystery to me and other things are much to clear



Nomad, you are not required or qualified to answer this.

Hi JB!!!! :-6

I prefer girl, always will!

I think every um...female....has they're own preferance though, which I know isn't much help to you! :-3

Honestly I think it depends on each girl's own personality as to which would be the most welcome comment.

To me, either would be OK...I could think of worse things to be called. But I think part of it may be the perspective of the person doing the speaking.....someone in our age group or older, may well call someone in thier 20's or younger a girl.

I like woman or young woman/lady. I hate being called girl, and sweetie and honey for that matter, especially by the 15 year old check out girl. I want to tell her I am twice her age, and its disrespectful.

I like young lady. Here girls implies imaturity, young girls, children, non women. Roughly 14 and under is a girl then they go to young ladies, and after that women is acceptable as well.

Personally Young Lady flatters me to no end

jbbarker1947 wrote: “A beautiful woman with outstanding attributes.


This one will get you anywhere with me :p

DesignerGal wrote: I like woman or young woman/lady. I hate being called girl, and sweetie and honey for that matter, especially by the 15 year old check out girl. I want to tell her I am twice her age, and its disrespectful.


Oh, DG, I totally forgot about that. I used to hate when people who did not know me called me "honey" or "sweetie" or stuff like that!!:mad:

I get called "sweetie" so much I don't even notice it anymore....

sunny104 wrote: I get called "sweetie" so much I don't even notice it anymore....


I dont mind it when its from someone quite a bit older than me, but when I bought wine at the grocery store the other night and the 15 year old cashier says, "I need to see your ID, sweetie", it made me cringe!!! UGH!

Young lady, I think girl would be used for under 12 years of age.

I always refer to my students as young ladies and gentlermen-makes the boys cringe!

jbbarker1947 wrote: Which is proper for addressing you? “A beautiful woman with outstanding attributes. “A pretty girl with a bright future. My daughter in-laws are currently girls. They are in their twenties. There are time when I don’t know which is correct. Your thoughts?



This is under “questions that bother me so and “some things are a mystery to me and other things are much to clear



Nomad, you are not required or qualified to answer this.










Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words - "mank" and "ind". What do these words mean ? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.

Nomad wrote: Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words - "mank" and "ind". What do these words mean ? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
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