22-05-2019, 02:39 PM
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Re: At What Point Do You Suddenly Become An Old Person?
Originally Posted by Pyxell
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Erm...... I once had my home visited by firemen to assess for any fire-safety improvements that could be made. Oh goody, thought I! Captive firemen!
It served me right that of the two that came, albeit in a fire engine, one was a woman and the other, though male, was shorter than me and looked like he had just left school. Edit.....I suppose I should have said firefighters, not firemen. Mea culpa.
22-05-2019, 02:45 PM
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Re: At What Point Do You Suddenly Become An Old Person?
Originally Posted by Longdogs
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Noooo stick to firemen, we need to stand up to the loonies.
But old habits die hard!
I still find myself saying 'policemen' instead of 'police officers', and given that half are women, that's bad of me.
22-05-2019, 05:40 PM
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Re: At What Point Do You Suddenly Become An Old Person?
Originally Posted by Pyxell
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that 'firemen' isn't really an appropriate termYes but so many are women now, . That's fair enough. But old habits die hard!
I still find myself saying 'policemen' instead of 'police officers', and given that half are women, that's bad of me.
23-05-2019, 06:37 PM
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Re: At What Point Do You Suddenly Become An Old Person?
Originally Posted by Ray Cathode
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Firefighters seems unnecessarily aggresive, perhaps firecalmers or firedampers.
Erm...perhaps not.
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