Heard on The Judges: "bartend(e)ress"

[Mark Mandel]

That one doesn't even pretend to be merely a sex marker; "-let" is a
diminutive from the get-go. What's interesting about "starlet" in this
context is that it's always female in reference. -- Which, come to
think of it, may have been your point to begin with.

Mark Mandel



On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 2:37 PM, Scott <harview at montana.com> wrote:
> Can't believe that nobody brought up 'starlet' in this discussion.
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> Scott Swanson
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