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magpies said:
We're all here to help.
Kind of. In a far-away sort of sense.
Why do people mistake me for a man online?
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In summary: I'm not sure if this has anything to do with it, but when I first joined PF, I was told by a few people that I must be a guy because my user name was gender-neutral. I don't know if that has anything to do with it, but it's something to think about.I assumed GE knew this, so I assumed s/he is complaining about a phenomenon above and beyond mere default gender assignation.I've had so many sex-change operations I can't remember what I started out as.Can we get some proof? Like at least 5 pics.One thing to keep in mind: in proper English, when you don
We're all here to help.
Kind of. In a far-away sort of sense.
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magpies said:
Are there words missing from some of those sentences or what?
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GeorginaS said:
The pitiable result of typing with one hand. :)
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Please?
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magpies said:
Well, this topic went downhill fast.
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Nice find bro.
Ya ok so nobodys insanely ugly here or at least from people willing to post pics... Annnnd evo's daughter is cute who could have guessed?
Buuuuut still man until proven not.
Ya ok so nobodys insanely ugly here or at least from people willing to post pics... Annnnd evo's daughter is cute who could have guessed?
Buuuuut still man until proven not.
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magpies said:
You're young aren't you? Lisab is pretty darned good looking in my estimation, as is Evo from what I've seen on that thread.
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magpies said:
I still can't tell if you're being totally serious.
You know you're desperate when you want pictures from a physics site.
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This is a question for Lisa and/or Evo, has there ever been a long standing PF member who for one reason or other by their style of writing, etc... had most PF members convinced that they were a man/woman when in fact they were the exact opposite ? This is an indirect synesthetic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Androgyny" poll. lol.
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leroyjenkens said:
What an interesting experiment!
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rhody said:This is a question for Lisa and/or Evo, has there ever been a long standing PF member who for one reason or other by their style of writing, etc... had most PF members convinced that they were a man/woman when in fact they were the exact opposite ? This is an indirect synesthetic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Androgyny" poll. lol.
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Not offhand that I can remember.
Regarding gender-style writing: I used to think shorthand texting (e.g., u ppl r gr8) "sounded" feminine to me. Not sure why...it just doesn't sound, hmm, manly I guess.
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lisab said:
Lisa,
Funny you mention that, my daughter is most guilty, shorthand is always her first choice when it comes to non-formal communication, must be a text message habit she picked up, since using cell phones. I have learned a whole new language begrudgingly because of her (ttyl, syl, ty, gmtfoh, lol). I have seen her use: "u ppl" before too.
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lisab said:
It does to me too. It kind of makes me feel uncomfortable when I text a known guy and he does that...
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rhody said:
I seen this used way before texting became a fashion, way before IM programs became so widespread in use that everybody uses them. I think (but I can be easily mistaken) that its origin can be traced back to BBS systems and the first online communities.
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Doesn't really sound feminine to me, it just sounds like the person isn't very smart. Now people who use "OMG" sound like they're a 14 year old girl.
Of course, men shouldn't be texting in the first place.
I think a lot of people got used to typing like that when they were 14 years old and just couldn't, or didn't try, to break the habit. Now they still sound like they're 14.
Of course, men shouldn't be texting in the first place.
I think a lot of people got used to typing like that when they were 14 years old and just couldn't, or didn't try, to break the habit. Now they still sound like they're 14.