>I hope you are, because I don't think your "niggling feeling" has any rational basis. How frequently do you hear a friend, colleague or family member use the

>I hope you are, because I don't think your "niggling feeling" has any rational basis. How frequently do you hear a friend, colleague or family member use the phrase "I met a new male/female the other day"? This is deeply abnormal language use. It's perfectly rational to assume that such abnormal language use might be the product of these people receiving limited exposure to normal, healthy society.