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We end this weekend with all - first team, Under 21, Under 18, and Ladies having won their matches. Happy to receive predictions for the next weekend that will be filled with such joy.
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At the risk of being accused of pedantry, female players are referred to as (and more importantly they refer to themselves as) 'women' and not 'ladies'. I think 'ladies' is seen as being rather outdated and patronising. Just saying!
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Nothing wrong with ladies. It’s the courteous way of saying women if you know your English!
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Originally posted by HeathMan
We end this weekend with all - first team, Under 21, Under 18, and Ladies having won their matches. Happy to receive predictions for the next weekend that will be filled with such joy.
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Originally posted by YT
At the risk of being accused of pedantry, female players are referred to as (and more importantly they refer to themselves as) 'women' and not 'ladies'. I think 'ladies' is seen as being rather outdated and patronising. Just saying! You, a pedant, shirley not My wife is a hospital nurse and still refers to men as gentlemen
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You're all wrong because you're assuming they identify
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Originally posted by Midlands Eagle
You, a pedant, shirley not My wife is a hospital nurse and still refers to men as gentlemen I'm not a fan of this. I have, on occasions, been referred to as 'the gentlemen' in establishments etc. and this provokes an identity crisis for me. What's wrong with 'that bloke'? At least then I know I am the subject matter.
Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!! |
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Originally posted by Midlands Eagle
You, a pedant, shirley not Yes I get that. I'm in retail these days and regularly address my customers as 'Sir' or 'Madam'. Admittedly that doesn't really fit for 'younger' people, so I find other ways of addressing them. Just to be clear; I have no problem myself with "Ladies and Gentlemen". I was merely pointing out that football itself has rejected both of those words.
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Originally posted by You What
Nothing wrong with ladies. It’s the courteous way of saying women if you know your English! If you read my post more carefully, you will see that it wasn't about the correctness or otherwise of English usage. It was about the terminology used in football circles.
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Charlton not managing to beat a pub team(sorry I know they deserve more respect than that) added to our decent weekend
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Nice to read that my style helped fellow contributors to approximately identity my age.
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Originally posted by HeathMan
Nice to read that my style helped fellow contributors to approximately identity my age. I know what you are saying. You are old enough to remember when 'Cif' was 'Jif'
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