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A comment on 12 english words known by men but not by women (and vice versa).

Re:12 english words known by men but not by women (and vice ... by pigDisgusting on Sunday June 15, 2014 @10:58PM (#7897191)
Ha ha ha! I did know all of the male words, thanks to AD&D and the History channel. Meanwhile, on the feminine side I was shocked to be confronted by 7 out of 12 words, that I would be hard-pressed to use correctly in a sentence.

But seriously, are "flouncy" and "flouncing" substantialy distinct enough to be counted twice? I'm ashamed to ask, but I have to, since I really can't come up with a serious definition for either.

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Re:12 english words known by men but not by women (and vice ... by tthomas48 on Monday June 16, 2014 @12:56PM (#7900049)
Interesting I wouldn't have counted them twice, as my instinct is that we're talking about an adjective and an adverb - BUT - flouncing is also a noun that is the material that is used to make a dress flouncy.

Sewing definitely has at least as many technical terms as comp-sci.

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