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From: sulak@ge-dab.ge.COM (John Sulak)
Newsgroups: soc.feminism
Subject: Re: Girl == woman & man == boy ? (was: Re: Girls, girls, girls)
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Date: 18 Sep 90 22:20:10 GMT
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In article <1990Sep18.012351.27167@agate.berkeley.edu>, pedersen@cartan.berkeley.edu (Sharon L. Pedersen) writes:
> And makes communication hard, whether or not you think it's
> belittling.  In Europe this past year it seemed as if most men I met
> had been taught that "girl" is the universal term in English for
> "female human", regardless of age.  Once I was trying to find out the

I try to be tolerant and understanding when speaking with people who
speak English as a second language. I have struggled to communicate in
French speaking and Spanish speaking countries.

I learned German in the 1970's and my knowledge of 'modern' German is
limited. When I learned it, however, I was taught that "Frau" meant
"wife" and "Maedchen" meant "girl". It was either/or.



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