A pretty girl telling it.

[PatSeg]

28. That is really a matter of opinion

and to some people it is not necessarily sexist. I am old enough that to me a twenty-something person is still a "kid".

I don't agree with everyone's use of language all the time, but I also don't feel compelled to correct them. We are here to have discussions with our peers. It is not our place to tell them what words they should or shouldn't use, though occasionally we can indicate our preference if it seems necessary (I find it rarely is however). Nitpicking other people's choice of words instead of listening to what they are saying often shuts down meaningful interaction.

After many, many decades on this planet, I've learned whenever possible to listen to what a person means. Meanwhile, language is always changing and with the Internet, the changes are coming more quickly than ever. We cannot expect everyone to live up to our own personal standards or be aware of the latest taboos.

We are engaging online with nameless, faceless people that we know little or nothing about. I try to keep that in mind when I respond to someone, as we really don't know how our words affect people we cannot see or hear. I am here to "connect", not "correct".