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From: features@ihuxf.UUCP (M.A. Zeszutko)
Newsgroups: net.women,net.singles,net.women.only
Subject: Re: girl
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Date: Sun, 12-Feb-84 18:41:06 EST
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Posted: Sun Feb 12 18:41:06 1984
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To me, "the girl next door" implies the young daughter of the house
next door, while "the woman next door" implies her mother.

I would be incensed at being referred to as "girl" at this stage in
my life, but would be flattered to be called "woman".  I *am* a self-
supporting adult, after all...

"that's what I'm doing here at this crazy hour!"

Mary Ann Zeszutko  AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL