<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br><blockquote type="cite"><div class="WordSection1"><div><p class="MsoNormal">And what if… a woman gets tired of being non-creepy and gives it up? Why don’t we have words that sound like they go together: creepy old woman?</p></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>The phrase would be “creepy old lady”. In the vernacular, “old man” and “old lady” are set phrases. </div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">And what is it with people going? It seems we don’t say. I recall at one time hearing young people relate a discussion thus: He said {such and such} then she said {so and so.} But now it’s: He goes {yakkity yak} then she goes {bla bla}.</p></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>And see, my generation would say “was like”:</div><div><br></div><div>He was like {such and such}, but then she was like {so and so}.</div><div><br></div><div>SR Ballard</div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><style><!--
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