Here sit the sun's heat stored and seeds in waiting.In the flower shop, the manager says to one of his staff with reference to Heidi :"Will you serve this young lady." It reminds me of the Spanish convention, which my Catalan friend assures me is inoffensive, of addressing a stranger as joven, young man, whatever his age, providing he is younger than you.
In Hall's bookshop, in the umbrella rack, just inside the door, among a few scruffy umbrellas, a battered hockey stick. "Somebody left it there," they say."We keep it in case of burglars."
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I have had occasion to have afew consultations with a consultant (doctor) recently. He insists on calling me young man, which I appreciate, although I am way, way, older than he. I just hope he doesn't think he's fooling anyone!
It sometimes seems patronising to call someone young who isn't. It is not something I am in the habit of doing. But if you are going to, I suppose the tone of voice and facial expression counts for a bit.
A hockey stick seems unwieldy; a brolly might serve better against a burglar. Depends, perhaps, on the strength of the brolly wielder and the size of the burglar though. Hmmm.
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