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Terrible. A lesbian and a gay guy.
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| #3 (permalink) Fri Jan 13, 2012 12:45 pm The use of "Debonair and vivacious" |
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LOL!
I don't know whether you understand MM's subtlety there, Tom, but he's telling you that 'debonair' would usually be used of a man, while 'vivacious' would usually refer to a female.
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| #4 (permalink) Sat Jan 14, 2012 14:15 pm The use of "Debonair and vivacious" |
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| Beeesneees wrote: |
LOL!
I don't know whether you understand MM's subtlety there, Tom, but he's telling you that 'debonair' would usually be used of a man, while 'vivacious' would usually refer to a female. |
Thanks, MM and Besesnees.
Beeesnees, in fact the word "usually" in the dictionary (and now in your statement) made me ask this question. Doesn't "usually" tell us that the words could be used sometimes for the other gender?
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| #5 (permalink) Sat Jan 14, 2012 14:18 pm The use of "Debonair and vivacious" |
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Request!
Is it possible for native speakers to drop a few words that are typically used either for men or women? It'll make this thread interesting and informative.
Thanks in advance,
Tom |
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| #6 (permalink) Sat Jan 14, 2012 14:26 pm The use of "Debonair and vivacious" |
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| Tom wrote: |
| Beeesneees wrote: |
LOL!
I don't know whether you understand MM's subtlety there, Tom, but he's telling you that 'debonair' would usually be used of a man, while 'vivacious' would usually refer to a female. |
Thanks, MM and Besesnees.
Beeesnees, in fact the word "usually" in the dictionary (and now in your statement) made me ask this question. Doesn't "usually" tell us that the words could be used sometimes for the other gender?
Tom |
It does, but in this case, not under any 'usual' circumstances that I can think of.
Typically:
women are described as beautiful,
men are described as handsome.
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| #7 (permalink) Sat Jan 14, 2012 15:36 pm The use of "Debonair and vivacious" |
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| Tom wrote: |
Request!
Is it possible for native speakers to drop a few words that are typically used either for men or women? It'll make this thread interesting and informative.
Thanks in advance,
Tom |
Good-looking, attractive, stylish, elegant, sexy, and the slang term "hot" can all be used equally well for both men and women. |
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