re: woman, girl, whatever

[arethinn]

dancinglights brought up the term "lady" and its uses, and I made a remark myself in a comment to someone else about how I thought maybe people just used my name rather than a generic term if they needed to refer to me, but it actually does make me curious what word or words other people might use for me. Out of the following choices I think I would mostly use "girl" for myself (although as mentioned, I think I may be growing out of it). You?

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[dancinglights.livejournal.com]

"other" would just be the use of "friend" or talking around it with "someone I know" blah blah "she" blah blah "tass", which is usually how I refer to people, slipping in names and genders without resorting to such terminology whenever possible. "Chick" if only because "elfchick" has somehow insinuated itself into my vocabulary as a rar-stompy-respectful usage of the word "chick" in reference to fae-ish adult females.

Ashran's commentary has reminded me of how I've always liked the Tarot having a knight between page and king, and that most of the guys I'm friends with really fall into that "knight" perceived age and stature category. I wish there were a simple word for it in English (maybe "guy" suffices), but even moreso I wish we had a female analogue to it even in concept.

[starlightforest.livejournal.com]

"Strapping young lad"? ;)