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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Broadly speaking #65732 04/16/2002 9:19 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 Keiva Carpal Tunnel Keiva Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 How did broad get to be a synonym (of coarse) for woman? [He asked, broad-mindedly] May we perhaps have some Notes from Abroad on this one? Opening salvo in my just-announced good-natured competition with ASp to start the most word-related threads this week. Elizabeth 0, Ken 1. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Broadly speaking #65733 04/16/2002 11:35 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear Keiva: compare a male pelvis with a female pelvis. Notice the difference in the distances between the ischial tuberosities. It will give you a clue. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Broadly speaking #65734 04/17/2002 12:13 AM Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 688 Angel addict Angel addict Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 688 Dr. Bill, You mean it all comes down to how big a hole there is in our pelvises? Thank you for not saying it is because of our big...um...hips. Yeah, that's the word I was looking for! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Broadly speaking #65735 04/17/2002 12:17 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear Angel: Try to imagine a baby's head getting out of a male pelvis. And did you ever wonder why girls' bicycles seats are different? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Broadly speaking #65736 04/17/2002 12:33 AM Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 688 Angel addict Angel addict Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 688 Got that lesson up close and personal Dr. Bill, when my granddaughter was born three months ago. Alas, mine were c-sections. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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