Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site genrad.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!oliveb!ios!qubix!sun!decwrl!decvax!genrad!doyle From: doyle@genrad.UUCP (Rick Doyle) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: Is "woman" really better than "girl" Message-ID: <390@genrad.UUCP> Date: Wed, 19-Sep-84 16:44:19 EDT Article-I.D.: genrad.390 Posted: Wed Sep 19 16:44:19 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 25-Sep-84 21:00:35 EDT References: <3617@decwrl.UUCP> <1377@qubix.UUCP> <1137@pyuxn.UUCP> Organization: GenRad, Bolton, Mass. Lines: 12 Webster's New world Dictionary : girl 1.a female child. 2.a young,unmarried woman. 3.a female servant. 4.a sweetheart. It's funny but the dictionary supports both sides of the argument.Who's right? As a side note female servant is also listed in the definition of a woman. Rick Doyle