To her disappointment, the chatty Carlene DuBois wasn't behind the desk; instead it was manned—or girled—by a frothy little blonde who barely looked old enough to be out of high school.

St Michael, Crooked Lane provides an example of the small London parish dominated by one trade, in this case the stockfishmongers.

What they want is the long straight hair, olive skin, just enough oliveness to the skin to make them not ambiguous. To make them Hispanic.

You frequently can't prove what you're saying about someone (just as in real life), so you may be tempted to replace reliance on chapter and verse with the magisterialness that comes from a lifetime of critical thinking and teaching.