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traveler
Posts: 4,226
Registered: ‎03-09-2010

Re: They are not gentlemen

‎12-05-2017 08:21 PM

I think porch pirates is too cute a name for thieves.

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walkingal
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Re: They are not gentlemen

‎12-05-2017 08:23 PM

I cringe when I hear that term too.  It sounds so stupid.  My first choice would be suspect, or at least subject.

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trenet
Posts: 1,262
Registered: ‎03-26-2017

Re: They are not gentlemen

‎12-05-2017 08:37 PM

One of the most egregious examples of faulty and stupid word choice.  And, something that is so often used by broadcasters.  

Wonder what their style guide suggests.

 

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cherry
Posts: 17,739
Registered: ‎03-09-2010

Re: They are not gentlemen

‎12-05-2017 08:47 PM

They aren't ladies either. Two young girls badly beat a pizza driver in my area. The news caster called them young ladies

 

Not so you would notice, I thought.  They are female monsters in my book, and should not be given the title of a young lady

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SeaMaiden
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Registered: ‎03-10-2010

Re: They are not gentlemen

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‎12-05-2017 08:55 PM - edited ‎12-05-2017 08:56 PM

They are CRIMINALS.   The rep should call them what they are.

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ROMARY
Posts: 20,145
Registered: ‎04-28-2010

Re: They are not gentlemen

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‎12-05-2017 09:04 PM - edited ‎12-05-2017 09:05 PM

Perps aren't 'gentle'.  Imo.  Also, why not call a gentle woman a 'gentlewoman'?

'More or less', 'Right or wrong', 'In general', and 'Just thinking out loud ' (as usual).
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blackhole99
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Registered: ‎08-22-2013

Re: They are not gentlemen

‎12-05-2017 09:39 PM

They could just say individuals, which is gender neutral.

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faeriemoon
Posts: 20,809
Registered: ‎03-14-2010

Re: They are not gentlemen

‎12-05-2017 09:45 PM

This is one of my pet peeves too!!  

~What a terrible era in which idiots govern the blind.~ William Shakespeare
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CAcableGirl2
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Registered: ‎06-03-2010

Re: They are not gentlemen

‎12-05-2017 09:46 PM

I vote for "low life trash".....OK, maybe that is harsh.  So "alleged low life trash"



......You look like I need a drink.....
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LoveMyBaby
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Re: They are not gentlemen

‎12-05-2017 10:06 PM

Lol

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