tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025369007002849768.post8657890268345770226..comments2023-09-18T16:34:35.760+02:00Comments on MY HODGEPODGE: musings.Droomvlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14320679838869362079noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025369007002849768.post-76093325597539499212009-09-27T03:53:11.220+02:002009-09-27T03:53:11.220+02:00@Anna: All right, so it is language´s biases. But ...@Anna: All right, so it is language´s biases. But language being dynamic, why can´t linguists come up with a new word now? It has been more than a century since the first women suffrage. Lain amo? hehehe<br /><br />No, we did not call her old maid. Pan-o ta man masabi na old maid na she is practically our age now when we were in highschool! Di pa man kita gurang! HAHAHAHAHADroomvlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14320679838869362079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025369007002849768.post-91527732924248837052009-09-27T03:44:06.500+02:002009-09-27T03:44:06.500+02:00@Whitemist: Point taken! ;)
So how does it work?
...@Whitemist: Point taken! ;)<br /><br />So how does it work?<br /><br />`She is available and is available to go out anytime.´ ??? LOL<br /><br />compare that with this:<br /><br />`He is a bachelor and is available to go out anytime.´ <br /><br />lol I´m just playing with words now. HAHAHAAHADroomvlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14320679838869362079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025369007002849768.post-3041909779015863042009-09-26T16:09:11.276+02:002009-09-26T16:09:11.276+02:00i was going to say "bachelorette" but ot...i was going to say "bachelorette" but other than tending toward the youngish, wara man gihapon originality kay hali man gihapon sa "bachelor." or maybe it's one of the language's biases: since Eve was supposedly taken from Adam, di hali man ngaya an "bachelorette" sa "bachelor."<br /><br />BTW, did we ever call Ms. Babasa "old maid?" Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609395980195523684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025369007002849768.post-15123991757234076552009-09-26T15:39:53.653+02:002009-09-26T15:39:53.653+02:00If you allow me to elaborate...
If you take the se...If you allow me to elaborate...<br />If you take the sexually connotation out of the word (which is what I did) you get the following.<br />A married man/woman usually does not get to go "out" with a married opposite sex person. An available man/woman can - go out for coffee or a movie or shopping. It does not mean anymore than that.<br />I fortunately am an "available" man Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04414561988993487725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025369007002849768.post-80654772769753537312009-09-23T17:15:14.695+02:002009-09-23T17:15:14.695+02:00@Lopa: LOL .... yeah, right! LOL@Lopa: LOL .... yeah, right! LOLDroomvlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14320679838869362079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025369007002849768.post-51771448855027583302009-09-23T17:14:47.736+02:002009-09-23T17:14:47.736+02:00@Whitemist: I don´t know... It sort of leaves a ba...@Whitemist: I don´t know... It sort of leaves a bad taste. But it is possible. :)<br /><br />BTW, good to see you again.Droomvlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14320679838869362079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025369007002849768.post-86668731909475778872009-09-23T14:04:05.336+02:002009-09-23T14:04:05.336+02:00I am clueless... or may be i never thought about i...I am clueless... or may be i never thought about it !!<br /><br />Hmmm ... let me think... <br /><br />still clueless :o/~ Lopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10298537040908969550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025369007002849768.post-3244805437209167462009-09-23T05:17:18.786+02:002009-09-23T05:17:18.786+02:00How about available?How about available?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04414561988993487725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025369007002849768.post-47635937829517822072009-09-22T23:27:46.595+02:002009-09-22T23:27:46.595+02:00@thamarai: Really? And what would that be? I mean,...@thamarai: Really? And what would that be? I mean, your language? :)<br /><br />I am proud to say that we have a word for it in our language (we say, `daraga´). I haven´t even thought about it before, until now, because you brought it up. ;)Droomvlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14320679838869362079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025369007002849768.post-86897802433838710132009-09-22T23:23:43.094+02:002009-09-22T23:23:43.094+02:00@Aledys: Well, you will be surprised. Some people ...@Aledys: Well, you will be surprised. Some people still refer to unmarried middle-aged women as spinster to mean that they are not promiscuous. <br /><br />´Not Spoken for´ sounds to me like someone who is not yet engaged, and it's not an adjective like the word bachelor. lolDroomvlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14320679838869362079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025369007002849768.post-72731249232163295962009-09-22T22:45:09.194+02:002009-09-22T22:45:09.194+02:00I totally agree, actually I first came across the ...I totally agree, actually I first came across the word only in the reality tv series...we hardly use the word otherwise...in fact we have the same argument in my own language sadly..:(thamaraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13310669992639071083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025369007002849768.post-44920733914993074982009-09-22T16:48:12.797+02:002009-09-22T16:48:12.797+02:00Well, I definitely think that "spinster"...Well, I definitely think that "spinster" is one word that has fallen out of use! Unless you want to be mean, or sarcastic or plain mean when you refer to a woman who is not in a relationship or is not <i>spoken for</i> - how about that expression? :o)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06923613028048879472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025369007002849768.post-992718218120483512009-09-22T13:38:14.522+02:002009-09-22T13:38:14.522+02:00@Cherie: Nothing iin particular. Mahilig talaga ak...@Cherie: Nothing iin particular. Mahilig talaga ako mag isip isip sin mga irog sadi na bagay bagay. It keeps my brain busy! HAHAHAHAHAHADroomvlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14320679838869362079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025369007002849768.post-60159197950862532942009-09-22T13:36:50.401+02:002009-09-22T13:36:50.401+02:00@buday: trulily, dear! kaya, balyuhan na ini na mg...@buday: trulily, dear! kaya, balyuhan na ini na mga labels na ini. HAHAHAHA<br /><br />Alagad an PLEASING personality, maka iinit talaga sa ulo. Pwede ko siguro gamiton an EHODEF mo didi. ano, ha? HAHAHAAHAHADroomvlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14320679838869362079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025369007002849768.post-8150982306152421112009-09-22T13:35:09.290+02:002009-09-22T13:35:09.290+02:00unmarried woman (not word)unmarried woman (not word)Droomvlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14320679838869362079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025369007002849768.post-22707692103837157722009-09-22T13:34:40.247+02:002009-09-22T13:34:40.247+02:00@thamarai: Yes, bachelorette is a word. lol But it...@thamarai: Yes, bachelorette is a word. lol But it only pertains to young unmarried woman (emphasis on young). lol <br /><br />I was talking about middle aged unmarried word. How come we don't have a decent word to describe her? heheheheDroomvlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14320679838869362079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025369007002849768.post-31342971801202522512009-09-22T03:09:50.218+02:002009-09-22T03:09:50.218+02:00hahaha!! anano an nag-prompt sadi na musings mo? ...hahaha!! anano an nag-prompt sadi na musings mo? ~~grin~~cheriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00298789006491189094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025369007002849768.post-68715575495932216412009-09-22T00:38:32.151+02:002009-09-22T00:38:32.151+02:00Ay totoo ini. Kun minsan, nangalas pa ako kay in ...Ay totoo ini. Kun minsan, nangalas pa ako kay in this day & age, igwa pagihapon mga irog sana na labels.<br /><br />And the behavior expected of us! Kun ma-hire lalaki, dapat Hardworking. Kun babayi, dapat with PLEASING personality, acheche!budayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17150416159606761120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025369007002849768.post-46466453347896617542009-09-21T23:34:37.643+02:002009-09-21T23:34:37.643+02:00hey, I thought bachelorette was a word..or is it j...hey, I thought bachelorette was a word..or is it just the name of a reality tv series....;)thamaraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13310669992639071083noreply@blogger.com