Saturday, May 23, 2009

A Question, A Pet Peeve and Another Question

The question:
How come it's ok to say "Are you lesbian?" or "Are you a lesbian?" or "I am lesbian." or "I am a lesbian." but it's not grammatically correct to say "Are you a gay?" or "I am a gay."?

The pet peeve:
Hearing people say "I'll just get a coffee."

The other question:
How do you remind a close friend about the rules of past tense verbs? Did you got what I mean?

1 comment:

happylittlegirl said...

Because "lesbian" is a noun, and "gay" is an adjective. Gay can be used to describe both sexes, e.g. "I am a gay man." or "I am a gay woman."