Jorunn (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneM to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 11 个月前Hey sis, you're looking ruley great today!locklemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square120linkfedilinkarrow-up1760arrow-down121
arrow-up1739arrow-down1imageHey sis, you're looking ruley great today!locklemmy.blahaj.zoneJorunn (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneM to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 11 个月前message-square120linkfedilink
minus-squareJorunn (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·edit-211 个月前folks, friend(s), y’all, sweetie, partner, sport, buddy, pal, chum, sunshine, fam
minus-squareKubeRoot@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 个月前Isn’t “pal” masculine, with “gal” being the feminine version?
minus-squarestarman2112@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·11 个月前Speaking only from my own experience, I’ve never associated “pal” with masculinity. “Gal” is, to my knowledge, the feminine form of “guy”
minus-squareJorunn (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 个月前Oh, maybe! I’m not an english speaker
minus-squareKubeRoot@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·11 个月前Looking at wiktionary, apparently the two words have completely separate etymologies - but “pal” is borrowed from “brother” in one language, while “gal” is borrowed from “girl” in a different language (which itself derived it from English, I think?) Language can be funky
folks, friend(s), y’all, sweetie, partner, sport, buddy,
pal, chum, sunshine, famWillStealYourNicknames
Isn’t “pal” masculine, with “gal” being the feminine version?
Speaking only from my own experience, I’ve never associated “pal” with masculinity. “Gal” is, to my knowledge, the feminine form of “guy”
Oh, maybe! I’m not an english speaker
Looking at wiktionary, apparently the two words have completely separate etymologies - but “pal” is borrowed from “brother” in one language, while “gal” is borrowed from “girl” in a different language (which itself derived it from English, I think?)
Language can be funky