>I mean it genuinely sounds odd to me. "To me" is the key bit here. I'm conscious of this particular issue since I've run into it on the internet a few times.

>I mean it genuinely sounds odd to me. "To me" is the key bit here. I'm conscious of this particular issue since I've run into it on the internet a few times. Whenever I've mentioned it to a woman in a face to face conversation (in the UK) they've looked at me like I was barking mad. I even corrected my mother (she referred to "females" when talking about women) which resulted in a lengthy tirade. She is old though to be fair. I blame the Ferengi. >Most people who word things that way don't use the term "males" in a similar way Conversely, I'm not sure many people are keeping track of this since no-one objects to be called male if they're a man.