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minus-squareWillStealYourUsernameOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·edit-218 hours agofolks, friend(s), y’all, sweetie, partner, sport, buddy, pal, chum, sunshine, fam
minus-squareKubeRoot@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·18 hours agoIsn’t “pal” masculine, with “gal” being the feminine version?
minus-squarestarman2112@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·16 hours agoSpeaking only from my own experience, I’ve never associated “pal” with masculinity. “Gal” is, to my knowledge, the feminine form of “guy”
minus-squareWillStealYourUsernameOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·18 hours agoOh, maybe! I’m not an english speaker
minus-squareKubeRoot@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·18 hours agoLooking at wiktionary, apparently the two words have completely separate etymologies - but “pal” is borrowed from “brother” in one language, while “gal” is borrowed from “girl” in a different language (which itself derived it from English, I think?) Language can be funky
folks, friend(s), y’all, sweetie, partner, sport, buddy,
pal, chum, sunshine, famIsn’t “pal” masculine, with “gal” being the feminine version?
Speaking only from my own experience, I’ve never associated “pal” with masculinity. “Gal” is, to my knowledge, the feminine form of “guy”
Oh, maybe! I’m not an english speaker
Looking at wiktionary, apparently the two words have completely separate etymologies - but “pal” is borrowed from “brother” in one language, while “gal” is borrowed from “girl” in a different language (which itself derived it from English, I think?)
Language can be funky
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