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 Mar 6 2007, 02:30 AM
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 Home is where your rump rests!  Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 4,235 Joined: Aug 2006 Member No: 451,969  |
There are some words out there with certain connotations that they become awkward to use in certain sentences. For instance, I'm complete comfortable with saying "He's gorgeous!" But apparently, that makes me sound like I'm describing a baby and not a hunk-a-chunk of a man. On the other hand, calling a girl "handsome" is considered awkward because it's so widely used to describe males.
Name some others and discuss words like "gorgeous", won't you? 
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Mar 6 2007, 07:18 AM
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 i'm maggie =] Group: Member Posts: 3,607 Joined: Jan 2006 Member No: 361,616 |
well, i say that boys look gorgeous all the time. only for like.."hawt" people.
like from the a&f ads. or models. |
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Mar 6 2007, 07:51 AM
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 (′ ･ω･｀) Group: Official Designer Posts: 6,179 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 72,477 |
Gorgeous men are like..
Brandon Flowers. 
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Mar 6 2007, 07:54 AM
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 snow queen Group: Member Posts: 254 Joined: Jan 2007 Member No: 499,131 |
wtf i never use gorgeous to describe a baby
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Mar 6 2007, 02:58 PM
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QUOTE(issey miyake @ Mar 6 2007, 7:54 AM)  wtf i never use gorgeous to describe a baby me either. 
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Mar 6 2007, 04:27 PM
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RJL<3 Group: Member Posts: 1,194 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 71,019 |
I use gorgeous to describe men too! Like Milo Ventimiglia
 ... completely gorgeous. I'm comfortable with it too! :) However, I rarely hear anyone at school say a man is gorgeous. I think another word like this could be adorable. I've personally found most people say it when speaking of "cutesy" (haha, for lack of a better word) or sometimes child-like things. Such as teddy bears, puppies, and little kids. And if i say to some macho guy that i find them adorable (hypothetically), they might find it awkward and think that i view them in a brotherly/childish way, even. Although, adorable means "very attractive, charming" according to dictionary.com But I'd definitely have to say that calling a woman handsome is awkward for me. |
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Mar 6 2007, 05:16 PM
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I never call babies gorgeous either...but I definitely use that word for men sometimes, haha.
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Mar 6 2007, 05:36 PM
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I don't know anyone who uses the word "gorgeous" to describe babies. I never have.
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Mar 6 2007, 05:37 PM
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 Lauren :D Group: Member Posts: 2,105 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 176,997 |
he is gorgeous:
 he is not: 
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Mar 6 2007, 05:40 PM
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 i'll fvck you til you luv me fagget Group: Official Member Posts: 2,152 Joined: Jun 2006 Member No: 428,884 |
QUOTE(issey miyake @ Mar 6 2007, 6:54 AM) wtf i never use gorgeous to describe a baby I hate babies. |
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Mar 6 2007, 05:41 PM
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 long time no CB. Group: Official Member Posts: 3,889 Joined: Jan 2007 Member No: 493,502 |
i use the word gorgeous for anybody except for guys
i don't really call guys "handsome" cuz it seems.. too royal? just "hott" or "cute" and for babies.. i don't call them gorgeous.. i call them cute
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| *suddenly she* |
Mar 6 2007, 06:31 PM
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QUOTE(ICKY GIRLLL @ Mar 6 2007, 6:40 PM) I hate babies.  I don't use the word gorgeous to describe babies either. |
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| *My Cinderella.* |
Mar 6 2007, 06:35 PM
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If I were describing a baby, I'd say adorable. I call people gorgeous all the time. But what I think is odd is calling a guy beautiful. My friend does that.
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Mar 6 2007, 06:38 PM
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 I've got ADD and magic markers. Oh the thrills I will have. Group: Member Posts: 624 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 445,743 |
My friends and I use the word "gorgeous" to describe both men and woman. We also use "pretty" to describe good-looking boys.
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Mar 6 2007, 07:21 PM
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 You can't keep running from what you're trying to find. Group: Official Member Posts: 5,030 Joined: Oct 2004 Member No: 54,096 |
Usually adorable makes it sounds like i'm describing a pet or some non-human thing
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| *Monochrome.* |
Mar 6 2007, 07:24 PM
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cute=baby
adorable=my baby [boyfriend] I dont like using hawt to describe men,its really kiddie for me and weird. |
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Mar 6 2007, 08:17 PM
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 chinky Group: Official Designer Posts: 2,566 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 434,437 |
lovely.
gorgeous. dollface. words that girls (and some gay guys) use. i like words like that. "AAH. YOU'RE BOOTIFUL."
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