>>>Now I thought you were au-fait with common English Idioms. "Man" = "person to whom I'm talking" or equivalent to "God" or "By Allah", or any general supplication. If you were to say "Woman" it's usually interpreted as you're speaking from a position of dominance or superiority, as in "Woman, why isn't my supper on the table?"
>>Terry,
>>Oh i am, no trouble there...just joking..eh didn't you know woman is by far more dangerous than man ?
>
>Well you'll know that the expression is "derogatory" then, not "derogative"
I simply didn't dare mentioning that one.....
A+
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