Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site utcsri.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcsri!west From: west@utcsri.UUCP (Thomas L. West) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Usage of Women vs. Girls Message-ID: <936@utcsri.UUCP> Date: Wed, 27-Mar-85 22:05:46 EST Article-I.D.: utcsri.936 Posted: Wed Mar 27 22:05:46 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 27-Mar-85 22:32:04 EST Distribution: net Organization: CSRI, University of Toronto Lines: 19 <> Let's put this nice and simply... (1) There are a significant number of females who are truly offended by being called girls by males. (2) There is a negligible number of females who are truly offended by being called women by males. Can you guess what logic dictates the considerate male should use? Notice that this has no political implications. It is just cold, hard logic. Now it is up to the common courtesy of the individual male to determine what he uses. Nice and simple, no? Tom West { allegra cornell decvax ihnp4 linus utzoo }!utcsri!west