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From: reddy@uiucdcs.CS.UIUC.EDU
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Subject: Re: When are you a man/woman/lady ?
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Date: Mon, 7-Oct-85 14:41:00 EDT
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Nf-From: uiucdcs.CS.UIUC.EDU!reddy    Oct  7 13:41:00 1985


I believe that "woman" was used derogatorily in Britain at one time.  Hence
the proliferation of "lady".  Well, may be not.  The causality could have
been the other way round.