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Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar
It's been different persons (both native English speakers and non-native English speakers) in different places and in different situations that have called me "man" lately... and puzzled me. 
·Thank you man!
·See you later man.
·Don't worry man.
·Call you later man.
I understand that the word can be used like "buddy" or "pal", but I had only seen it used between men until now. Is this normal to extend it to women?  |
He oido mujeres hispanas decir al uno al otro por ejemplo, Si hombre.
But any way. Oh man what a good looking chick! It's an expression I have used a lot. Oh man, my whole body hurts/aches.
Oh MAN!
Oh man?
Oh man, what is that thing over there!?
Man, you have some really nice teeth/breasts! Speaking to a woman.
The word ‘man’ was originally gender neutral, meaning more or less the same as the modern day word “person”. It wasn’t until about a few 100 years ago that the word “man” started to refer to a male and it wasn’t until the late 20th century that it was almost exclusively used to refer to males. Wo
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