There was a little bit of a backup checking in at the Y the other day. The woman in front of me was asking about swim lessons for her kid, and the polite (they are always polite) front-desk helper said, "Let me scan in these two young ladies behind you, and then I'll get you the information."
I, one of the so-called young ladies, looked at the woman next to me, who was of a similar age. In no sense, not even by courtesy, does the adjective apply to us.
"Young ladies?" I said. "Who's she talking about?"
"I think she needs bifocals," said my peer-group member with a laugh.
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