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[quote=Anonymous]So, someone used a specific word to apply to a specific person, and you assume that they won't use another word at all? Should I assume your whole generation won't use the world "person" if you choose to use the word "girl" to refer to someone? I think there is a general trend towards using a gender neutral term, unless specifically talking about someone's gender. So, I say "server" instead of "waitress", and "firefighter" instead of "fireman" even when I am pretty confident I knew that the server was female and the firefighter was male. I might ask "where do you buy shoes for a toddler?" even though I know whether my specific toddler is a little boy or a little girl. So, maybe it was just carrying this habit over to the pregnant person. Or maybe since they are talking about a specific person, they are using the word that person prefers. [/quote]
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