02-09-2014, 07:51 AM
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Ladies or Women's?
I'm confused, I keep seeing both terms used to describe female Olympic events.
If it's Ladies, then why not Gentlemen for the men's events.
Which term is actually correct?
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02-09-2014, 08:11 AM
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#2
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Lifetime Suspension
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Broad's
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02-09-2014, 08:30 AM
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02-09-2014, 08:37 AM
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02-09-2014, 09:14 AM
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Marshmallow Maiden
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It depends on the events:
Ladies: all skiing, all figure skating,
Women's: biathlon, all sliding, curling, hockey
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02-09-2014, 09:20 AM
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They're interchangable depending on the event.
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02-09-2014, 09:22 AM
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Scoring Winger
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this is a great thread, totally awesome.....and I'm not being sarcastic
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02-09-2014, 09:25 AM
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Chickenheads
I vote for Women's
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02-09-2014, 09:26 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mango
It depends on the events:
Ladies: all skiing, all figure skating,
Women's: biathlon, all sliding, curling, hockey
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But why? Seems a tad bizarre.
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02-09-2014, 09:29 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Regulator75
But why? Seems a tad bizarre.
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I'm sure that Olympics just uses whatever terminology each sport's federation uses. And each federation probably has some longstanding tradition to back up their choice. I doubt any of the federations thought about whether it would be weird at the Olympics or not.
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02-09-2014, 09:32 AM
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Marshmallow Maiden
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Regulator75
But why? Seems a tad bizarre.
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It's a traditional thing. Although, it would make sense to have them all the same across the board.
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02-09-2014, 10:53 AM
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Gals
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02-09-2014, 10:56 AM
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Grrrrls.
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02-09-2014, 11:21 AM
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Bitties
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02-09-2014, 11:26 AM
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In Swedish I'm pretty sure that we use the equivalent of "Ladies". at the Olympics. Can't think of a sport where this isn't the case.
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02-09-2014, 05:55 PM
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Skirts.
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02-09-2014, 07:52 PM
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Dames
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02-09-2014, 08:36 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Regulator75
But why? Seems a tad bizarre.
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Because if a woman has a gun, a wooden stick, or a giant rock in her hands, you don't dare risk that she might be offended by the word 'lady'.
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02-09-2014, 08:39 PM
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Not a casual user
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Doll
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02-09-2014, 08:52 PM
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Hens
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