The appellation of young man

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I think sometimes the title of "young man" refers to a derogative appellation. In the context below, I surmise that the young man might be used improperly. Do you agree with me?

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As a young man, I really feel that it's a good time for us to live and to learn.

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[+2] - panzade - 09/27/2009nothing derogatory there ori
[+2] - ebrown p - 09/27/2009No, young man is rarely derogatory. I suppose it has been used by an adult scolding a child as in "Listen here young man", but it is not a derogatory term in general. It is often used as...
[+2] - panzade - 09/28/2009Ori, Ulysses Grant was very grouchy about the time he defeated Robert E Lee in the American Civil War...tired and spent....sorta like Farmerman on a bad day .
[+1] - farmerman - 09/27/2009I hate being called "Hon" by a waitress.
[+1] - panzade - 09/27/2009why's that?
[+1] - JTT - 09/27/2009'Cuz he's too old and grumpy to be called 'Hon'. ;)
[+1] - oristarA - 09/27/2009Yeah. Farmerman always gives me an impression that he is grumpy.
[+1] - panzade - 09/28/2009 I think it's because of his avatar. Ori, do you know who is pictured on Farmerman's avatar?
[+1] - McTag - 09/28/2009 [quote]do you know who is pictured on Farmerman's avatar? [/quote] Ernest Shackleton?
[+1] - panzade - 09/28/2009Looks like Shackleton...just after he crawled to land in Tierra del Fuego, but no, it's not him

@oristarA,

nothing derogatory there ori

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@oristarA,

No, young man is rarely derogatory. I suppose it has been used by an adult scolding a child as in "Listen here young man", but it is not a derogatory term in general. It is often used as a sweet term as in "he is such a nice young man".

I would love to be called young man. (It has been a long time).

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@ebrown p,

I hate being called "Hon" by a waitress.

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@farmerman,

why's that?

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@panzade,

'Cuz he's too old and grumpy to be called 'Hon'. Wink

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@JTT,

Yeah. Farmerman always gives me an impression that he is grumpy.

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@oristarA,

I think it's because of his avatar. Ori, do you know who is pictured on Farmerman's avatar?

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@panzade,

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do you know who is pictured on Farmerman's avatar?

Ernest Shackleton?

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@McTag,

Looks like Shackleton...just after he crawled to land in Tierra del Fuego, but no, it's not him

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You mean to tell me that's not farmer? Humdinger.

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@panzade,

I always took that for granted..

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@Francis,

clever bugger

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Ori, Ulysses Grant was very grouchy about the time he defeated Robert E Lee in the American Civil War...tired and spent....sorta like Farmerman on a bad day .

The appellation of young man

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