. . . taking a break in my poetry writing to contemplate something I read in the paper this week. It was an article about how adult females tend to refer to themselves as girls, as opposed to women. As in, "Hey, I'm hanging out with the girls tonight." The author had all these possible reasons for this word choice, including that females of today have a hard time living up to their mothers, and suggesting that perhaps the maturity level isn't quite up to par.
So, hey, Woman! (Author is a woman/girl/female.) You missed the point, honeydoll. When have you ever heard a male say "I'm going golfing with the men today" - you don't! They say 'guys' - "The guys and I are going to get waxed today."
So why is this? Simple. The letter S is a surefire pluralizer. In a language when educated folk use the word fishes to describe multiple fish, it is no wonder such ambiguity crawls into the use of switching an E and an A. Man:men; woman:women. Sucks. But the use of guys and girls is more pleasing to the psyche.
Case closed. Next?
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