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> Those are pictures of an adult, not a child. When you use the word "girl" to describe an adult woman you're implicitly belittling her. Don't be that guy. Sor
by goblin89 12y ago
> Those are pictures of an adult, not a child. When you use the word "girl" to describe an adult woman you're implicitly belittling her. Don't be that guy.
Sorry, I'm not a native English speaker (so I'm not confident enough to downvote or anything), but your judging this use of “girl” as female version of “boy”, ignoring the overall mode of expression, doesn't seem adequate. I would have no objections if thomaseng's comment was more formal:
> I would consider these pictures of a girl quite lifelike
But it's not.
If I were the author, and the pictures were of a man, I'd totally say “guy”. Once you flip the gender, “guy” seems to become “girl”, not “woman”. (Again, given the overall informal style used.)
And as for the word “guy”, it doesn't sound in any way belittling a grown-up man (and you just used it yourself).
- pja 12y agoI would say that the male equivalent of "girl" is "boy", not "guy". The English language is often unhelpful in that exact equivalents of the word you want that exist for one gender don't exist for the other, or else carry other connotations. Master vs Mistress for instance.
- barrkel 12y agoAnd the female equivalent of guy is girl. The word 'girl' genuinely has more shades than the submissive little box you want to put it in.