In a serious conversation I refer to myself as a woman, but I think of myself as a young lady -albeit only young at hart-

Since my daughters are teenagers, I find difficult to refer to myself as a girl. My daughters and my youngest son refer to me as a woman or lady and use the correct pronouns. My other sons on the other hand refer to me with the male pronouns. All of them, at my own request, call me dad in public and in private, which usually results in some funny situations.

It's pretty normal, really. If you're a "girl" or a "guy", you're young and/or don't quite consider yourself an adult yet. If you're a "woman" or a "man", you're older or consider yourself more of an adult. When I think "woman", the image in my head is a 30-35+ year old woman. It's quite a common thing, really. I rarely hear someone below 25-30 be referred to as a "woman" or a "man".

I'm neither old nor do I consider myself an adult yet, so I call myself a girl, and I'd see it as pretty weird, even insulting maybe, if I called someone my age a woman.

It's all I can do to not use 'female' or 'male' as a noun around biologists, anthropologists, or grammar pedants.  Beyond that, I've used girl/lady/woman fairly interchangeably.

Quote from: Jaime on July 11, 2012, 07:35:07 AM
There's nothing wrong with "old bat."   

This made me laugh.

Good inside humor.

Lol honestly who cares 

It all depends on context.  Girl used in a certain way can be hip-hop slang. I hate when people say, "you go girl!" another kinda hip expression. My girlfriend and I joke about being called guys or ladies. In California, guys is a non-gender specific word (when used in the plural) It is also very common for younger women to call one another "dude." Calling someone "lady" is rude in the US.

"Old girl" is very common colloquial British, like "old chap." OK enough, I am starting to sound like a linguist!

Hi,

Spos ill have to say im just a woman with age on my side. 65 next month.
I can be refered to as a girl if its in the group context or say like , ( come on girl we gota go. )

point of issue is im one strong woman im not a push over i can handle my self on the building sites & make no mistake on that & can pull rank when needed,

As to Lady well , when im dressed as a Chateline = Lady of the Castle, then yes. other wise i dont use it, our Renaissance group.

Really being born female, intersex, & then growing in to a woman , i dont mind what people call me , its how your accepted that counts,

...noeleena...

Being called Girls or Women is fine by me!

Im only [young] so its bit soon to be called a woman isnt it??