Can fellows be both men and women?

beilariva

Sun, Apr 26 2009, 12:18 am

Thanks for all of the responses!

Doesn't the American president say "fellow Americans"? That wouldn't be an academic context but also not as a noun...

I am getting from you that it is a somewhat oldfashioned word connected with academics that is mostly used for men.

beilariva

Sun, Apr 26 2009, 12:24 am

All rules aside...

If you saw a company or an organisation with the word fellows in its name for example "graphic fellows" "food fellows" Is this only men or do you feel included as well?

This information is crucial to me due to the launch of a very big project so your answers are very important. Thanks!

beilariva

Sun, Apr 26 2009, 12:30 am

OK

So this is how much I can reveal at the moment but if you could answer me on this one it would be really, really helpful.

Name: Infofellows.com

This project has to do with sharing information. Do you feel like you are included in this or would you reject it and not even click on the link to a site by this name? What I really need to know is if you feel that Infofellows is for you or just for men.

THANKS!

ss321

Sun, Apr 26 2009, 6:54 pm

no, I feel like that applies to both men and women.
remember though Im one of hte posters who believes "fellow" is man or woman.
"fella" like in the casual sense- seems to be like "whatcha doin fella"="whatcha doin man"
but other than that, seems to go both ways for me. so for a name for a website like that, I would click, seems to apply to me just as much as it would to DH....

chaylizi

Sun, Apr 26 2009, 7:10 pm

ss321 wrote:

kikavu wrote:

ss321 wrote:

ChossidMom wrote:

That is, unless you are describing "fellows" in a "fellowship".

yup. thats what comes to mind when I hear the word fellow as well. And in 21st century US, there are male fellows and female fellows
I wouldnt use the word fellow in a casual sense (like "guys" or "gals" or something like that), only in the academic context....to me a fellow is someone in a training program yet not a student. that could be amale or female.

I was thinking that also. When I use the word fellow, it usually has what to do with a fellowship.

aside from it being used in that context (ID fellow....renal fellow, etc), the only other thing I would use it for is to describe someone being a
"fellow of"
the american college of such and such
you know, those abbreviations like MD, FACS, and so on?
outside of an academic context I wouldnt use it except in like a "biblical" sense like "love your fellow man"
but I guess I dont speak properly enough? IDK

yeah that too. FACOG & such.

Twoisacharm

Mon, Apr 27 2009, 1:03 pm

Raisin wrote:

does anyone actually use the word outside of a p g wodehouse book?

heeeheehee my mother embarrassed

but we are fullblown english ppl so that cud b the problem....voted no