brown@rochester.UUCP (Chris Brown) (02/04/84)
In defense of this out-of-fashion noun, I note that "the girl next door" sounds all-American and healthy, while "the woman next door" sounds illicit, incestuous, and immoral, don't you think? Of course "the young girl next door" sounds twisted and sick, I admit... C (alert to the nuances) B
features@ihuxf.UUCP (M.A. Zeszutko) (02/13/84)
To me, "the girl next door" implies the young daughter of the house next door, while "the woman next door" implies her mother. I would be incensed at being referred to as "girl" at this stage in my life, but would be flattered to be called "woman". I *am* a self- supporting adult, after all... "that's what I'm doing here at this crazy hour!" Mary Ann Zeszutko AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL
kmw@iheds.UUCP (K. M. Wilber) (02/19/84)
"...,I note that...'the woman next door' sounds illicit, incestuous,
and immoral, don't you think?"
No. In fact, I can't imagine "the woman next door" coming across
that way. ("incestuous"? Do you associate all women with your mother?)
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K. M. Wilber
iheds!kmw or mvuxs!kw