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helthanatos
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Mary Anderson, a Founder of the Outdoor Cooperativ...
Why italicize she?
rwc
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"Dude" is typically understood to be male.
Aloha
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Where I grew up
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stephenhuey
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I've used dudette frequently over the decades.
Aloha
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either-or really.
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Yep. I've never seen anyone get offended by it unless they were joking.
Dude
is normally the same as saying
yo
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So clearly we should all look at language through the lens of your childhood experiences. Got it.
throwaway9475
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Lotta male tears here, but then again, it's Hacker News...
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Please stop posting unsubstantive comments.
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Yep:
https://youtu.be/BVj8peo1WGo
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Women can be dudes.
acdx
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Because it's a correction
freshyill
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Because italicizing words implies emphasis.
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