On CNN news, I find an interesting news.
Princess Diana's love letter to Doti was revealed for inquest.
I read a few lines and feel her words are beautiful.
After a holiday on Doti's yacht, Diana wrote: "This comes with all the love in the world and as always a million heartfelt thanks for bringing such joy into this chick's life."
"Darling Dodi, these cufflinks were the very last gift from the man I loved most in the world, my father," she wrote. "They are given to you as I know how much joy it would give him to know they were in such safe and special hands. Fondest love, Diana."
Except she called herself as "chick" makes me confused, I feel her words showed genuine love instead of flirting.
In Chinese, chick is very offensive swearword. People only refer chick to a prostitute. Prostitute would not call herself chick. Actually I put Diana's words in my MSN space for friends and people start to debate. There is no way for Diana to devalue herself to that extent, had she been willing to show Dodi her love. That is my opionion. Mine is based on my understanding to "chick".
Maybe in English chick has another meaning beyond the confine by my understanding, or Chinese language even. Anyway I have never seen some one use chick to describe herself in English language world, not in a book, not in a movie, and not in daily life. Have you? I would like to see your comments.
2007-12-17 03:06:36 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
'Chick' is a jokey way of calling herself a 'girl' 'women'
It is an English 'slang' expression.
It can be used in a 'slangy' manner - e.g. A scruffy man saying not in a nice tone 'I fancy that 'chick' over there'.
In Diana's case she was trying to be lighthearted.
If she had said 'woman or girl' it sounds too formal for how she wanted Dodi to read it.
2007-12-17 03:57:58 · answer #1 · answered by Sally Anne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, Diana was English and a beautiful person, in England chick means a Girl, Woman. I understand that you may have been confused with the word chick as it is an offencive word in China, but there are a lot of words used all over the world that mean different things in different countries.
2007-12-17 03:19:54 · answer #2 · answered by kevina p 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe because theist is pronounced differently to atheist. The atheist makes the ei sound like "e" instead of "a" but I'm not totally confident that that is the reason. Perhaps it is true, as creatrix suggests, that atheists are for some reason better spellers. If it were it would certainly result in atheist being spelt incorrectly more often as atheists use the word theist most often while everyone uses the word atheist.
2016-04-09 21:42:40 · answer #3 · answered by April 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is interesting that in Chinese to call a girl a "chick" is the sdame as calling her a prostitute; I believe the same happens in Brazilian Portuguese and that you would not call a girl "galhina".
In English, however, it simply means "girl"; it is not a particularly respectful word but it is popular in young men's slang - it is fairly unusual for a girl to use it about herself, as Diana did.
2007-12-17 03:25:51 · answer #4 · answered by GrahamH 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just another slang for girl or woman.
chick : The nicest way to refer to any female. Used respectfully like this in Australia. A completely non-derrogatory comment, that in general (most chick's I've talked to) is non-offensive to women and better than most alternative's.
Chick is not necessarily derogatory, however many women find it offensive because of its flippant nature.
2007-12-17 04:38:03 · answer #5 · answered by Rain 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In English chick means woman, girl.
2007-12-17 03:11:22 · answer #6 · answered by Andromeda Newton™ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes i am aware of many women calling themselves (me included) chicks as its only used as a term of endearment such as "you crazy chick" or the like. At least i know not to refer to myself or any other female in fact, in front of any people of chinese origin!!!!
2007-12-17 03:36:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In English, chick simply means woman or girl. Depending on how it is used, it can be offensive or not, but not as offensive as you say it is in chinese.
In England, women often refer to themselves as 'chicks.' It's just slang.
2007-12-17 03:11:52 · answer #8 · answered by Laceyd5 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chick is just slang for a young woman
2007-12-17 03:20:14 · answer #9 · answered by Quizard 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In England it is a fond or playful term for a young woman. A prostitute is a tart or anciently a whore!
2007-12-17 03:13:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋