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Monday, August 18, 2008 12:00 AM

Girl talk

Is it ever appropriate to call women "girls"?
Kate Harding

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  • Monday, August 18, 2008 01:59 PM

    guy=gal, seconded

    I used to feel some slight discomfort about how some male acquaintances/co-workers referred to women they knew via their professions or avocations as "gals," but then I realized they seemed to be using it as an equivalent to "guys," without at all intending to be patronizing.

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