LL-L "Semantics" 2008.05.15 (05) [E]

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From: heatherrendall at tiscali.co.uk <heatherrendall at tiscali.co.uk>
Subject: LL-L "Semantics" 2008.05.15 (02) [E]

Ron/Reinhard wrote : So we are dealing with asymmetry here: "woman" = yes,
"man" = limited, "lady" = no, "gentleman" = yes.

In UK English:  guy = no  -  except  5th November on a bonfire

Woman / man = used universally

lady / gentleman = used with polite intention on behalf of the speaker i.e.
the former class distinction no longer applies but if you want to appear
polite / nice/ non-critical about the person being described you use
'lady/gentleman' instead of 'woman/man'.  Or is it that 'lady' = someone I
have met and spoken to: 'woman' = a female I have not met / don't know.?????

So for example: " A lady called this morning with tickets for the Summer
Raffle" rather than " A woman called this morning with tickets for the
Summer Raffle"

But on the other hand you would use: " A woman was knocked over by a hit
and run driver this morning"  rather than "A lady was knocked over by a hit
and run driver this morning"

I can 'feel' the difference even tho' I can't quite quantify it.

Heather

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