Chick

[Lynne Murphy]

James Smith wrote:
Can the apparently resurgent popularity of "chick" be

> tied to increasing exposure to Spanish, in which
> "chica" has a different, less patronizing meaning?
>

Hey, wasn't this what I just said last week?

Lynne
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