Is this semi formal enough for pref night?

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by peacelovegreek

And no, if you took a look at the size of the Forever 21 in the town I live in, you'd be lost! It's not the usual tiny ones found across most malls. It's the size of a Macy's.

Forever21 still isn't a department store. It is a trendy low price clothing store targeting a particular age group.** The size of the Forever21 doesn't make it a department store.

**Older women are able to CAREFULLY find some items there just as they are at juniors departments of department stores. I advise older women to pick neutral items that do not scream Forever21 or juniors department when you wear them.

@Beryana: I completely agree. Across generations, college students are most often called "kids" because they are seen as being immature; wet behind the ears; and without the ability to think beyond the fun moment. That is also how I feel when I read and hear women using "girls" for women ages 18-100. There are contexts where using "girls" for grown women can work because there is a certain tone of the message, i.e. "girl's night out." But, constantly using "girls" as though it is synonymous with woman has always bothered me and it is also gendered.

[AOII Angel]

Why exactly are you still here arguing that there are no other places to buy a dress in your town? Okay. Woah is you. Wear your dang dress. I bet ten bucks that any of us in this thread could find you a more appropriate dress in your town in one afternoon, but we aren't the ones who have to wear the dress. In the end, it probably doesn't matter. You aren't going through recruitment at a competitive school, the dress you wear likely won't matter. If you don't get a bid because of the dress you wear for prefs, c'est la vie.

BTW, wrong word choice is not grammar. Reservation doesn't mean what you think it means, but prerogative was the word you meant. Grammar is using proper rules of English not picking words with the correct meaning. Use smaller words to make your point if you don't know the right bigger word.