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Nancy Young wrote:
> Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 10:51:33 -0500, Nancy Young
<[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >Same here ... it's you guys, and no actual men might even be
> > >involved. Beats that creepy 'gals'
> > >
> > I'm going to try to remember to look this up in my etymology book
at
> > the office, but IIRC, "gals" was an early 19th century reference to
> > black female slaves (asbestos britches firmly in place here).
>
> I had no idea of any such connotation or whatever, I just know I
> don't like to be called gal. I don't mind being called girl, either,
> except if it's in a work situation.
>
> nancy
I'm from Chicago - we say "guys". But a group of us whom have known
each other forver started using "gals" with each other, just to
irritate each other. Otherwise we say "chick" or "chicks" - like
"Whazzup wid datchick?"
Classy, I know.
-L.
> Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 10:51:33 -0500, Nancy Young
<[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >Same here ... it's you guys, and no actual men might even be
> > >involved. Beats that creepy 'gals'
> > >
> > I'm going to try to remember to look this up in my etymology book
at
> > the office, but IIRC, "gals" was an early 19th century reference to
> > black female slaves (asbestos britches firmly in place here).
>
> I had no idea of any such connotation or whatever, I just know I
> don't like to be called gal. I don't mind being called girl, either,
> except if it's in a work situation.
>
> nancy
I'm from Chicago - we say "guys". But a group of us whom have known
each other forver started using "gals" with each other, just to
irritate each other. Otherwise we say "chick" or "chicks" - like
"Whazzup wid datchick?"
Classy, I know.
-L.