maj  +  14916 Thu, 04 Dec 03 05:31 PM If I say i have a date with my best friend this Sunday at 4p.m. Would you understand it is a man or a woman? maj Joined on Mon, Mar 31 2003 Senior Member 4,756 Dates

	Bubr  +  15004 Fri, 05 Dec 03 12:25 PM My oppinion is that if a person says about someone in such manner that conceals gender, it must definitely be someone of the opposite gender. So if my task was to emphasise that the friend I am meeting with is a woman or a man, I would mention it somehow. Say, 'I have a date with my best friend at 4 p.m. This is a fellow (girl) that I know since the age of 10' would be better if you don't want to be misunderstood. IMHO. Bubr Joined on Mon, Nov 10 2003 Full Member 437 Dates, Genders

	Bubr  +  15013 Fri, 05 Dec 03 02:06 PM Excuse me, I don't understand the latter. Who knows what? I thought you wanted to say 'I have a date with my best friend' and to be sure that the one you say it to will not confuse your friend's sex. That is why I suggested that you should add mentioning of your friend's gender because, IMHO, most people would suppose it is a man. If you don't want confusion, don't skip this detail. That's what I wanted to say. Bubr Dates, Genders

	maj  +  15014 Fri, 05 Dec 03 02:12 PM You mean my best friend might be confused about his/her own sex. i doubt it. Don't ask me about his/her mind. Lol. maj