Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!hao!seismo!harvard!wjh12!genrad!decvax!cca!ima!ism780!michaelf From: michaelf@ism780.UUCP Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: woman/girl Message-ID: <365@ism780.UUCP> Date: Wed, 26-Sep-84 00:28:06 EDT Article-I.D.: ism780.365 Posted: Wed Sep 26 00:28:06 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 28-Sep-84 06:56:09 EDT Lines: 12 Nf-ID: #R:boulder:-21500:ism780:13000034:000:202 Nf-From: ism780!michaelf Sep 25 09:38:00 1984 The proper counterpart for "guy" is "gal". Since I would be offended by someone calling me "boy", I would not call a woman "girl". It is belittling and and insulting. Case closed.