If you are describing the woman objectively you can say she was a fat or an obese woman. If you are talking about a friend or colleague or family member , you might want to be more diplomatic: heavy, plump, overweight,chubby, chunky, stout.
In old circus sideshows they had "The Fat Lady". ....and we have the expression.."It's not over until the fat lady sings."
If you are describing the woman objectively you can say she was a fat or an obese woman. If you are talking about a friend or colleague or family member , you might want to be more diplomatic: heavy, plump, overweight,chubby, chunky, stout.
In old circus sideshows they had "The Fat Lady". ....and we have the expression.."It's not over until the fat lady sings."
Thank you.
So no offense is intended in the description "a fat woman" when speaking sincerely?
Listen to Nextone on this one. Obese might be okay if you really need to be objective. If you are writing a story, "fat woman" could work, but if speaking to or about an actual person, it is going to be objectionable. You might as well call her bovine and get it over with.
"No offence intended" is not at all the same as "No offense taken".
Where I am from 'fat' is replaced with 'large'.. This is a general compromise.
Good point.
Thank you.
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Thu 3 Jan, 2013 01:45 am
@roger,
roger wrote:
Listen to Nextone on this one. Obese might be okay if you really need to be objective. If you are writing a story, "fat woman" could work, but if speaking to or about an actual person, it is going to be objectionable. You might as well call her bovine and get it over with.
"No offence intended" is not at all the same as "No offense taken".
Thank you Roger.
Is bovine as objectionable as fat here?
Listen to Nextone on this one. Obese might be okay if you really need to be objective. If you are writing a story, "fat woman" could work, but if speaking to or about an actual person, it is going to be objectionable. You might as well call her bovine and get it over with.
"No offence intended" is not at all the same as "No offense taken".
Thank you Roger.
Is bovine as objectionable as fat here?
Far more objectionable.
He was suggesting that the woman would take offense regardless, so may as well go to an extreme.
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