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    Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 28 Apr 2015

    All the men responding: "but it's a sign of respect." All the women responding: "AUGH. Hate it."

    4:08 PM - 28 Apr 2015
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      2. Resisting JOBCAT‏ @mistressmousey 28 Apr 2015
        Replying to @avantgame

        @avantgame Given how infrequently I get "ma'am'd", my usual response is confusion and a loud guffaw. #HalfShavedHead #BlueHair

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      3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 28 Apr 2015
        Replying to @mistressmousey

        @mistressmousey 😄😄😄

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      2. Laura Blackwell‏ @pronouncedLAHra 28 Apr 2015
        Replying to @avantgame

        @avantgame I'm a woman, and I get more annoyed by "miss." I'm wearing a wedding ring. I don't care how old they think I am.

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      3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 28 Apr 2015
        Replying to @pronouncedLAHra

        @pronouncedLAHra well that is fair!! :)

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      2. Dave Hogg  📎‏ @davehogg 28 Apr 2015
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        @avantgame I use "ma'am" with people in uniform to show respect, and with pre-teens because it makes them giggle.

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      3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 28 Apr 2015
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        @davehogg well that is totally fair :)

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      2. John Dodds‏ @johndodds 28 Apr 2015
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        @avantgame Is it because they believe it's an age signifier or for some other reason? I've never knowingly used it, but I'm very uncouth.

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      3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 28 Apr 2015
        Replying to @johndodds

        @johndodds age signifier.

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      4. John Dodds‏ @johndodds 28 Apr 2015
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        @avantgame I can understand that.

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      1. Megging‏ @megging 28 Apr 2015
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        @avantgame I guess I'm the odd one out. I am very put off when I'm called "miss." I'd much rather be "ma'am" and use it myself.

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      1. DecorativePorgSeason‏ @schussman 28 Apr 2015
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        @avantgame This is all I can think of when somebody calls me “sir”. http://www.thecomicstrips.com/store/add.php?iid=110017 …

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      1. Justin Kownacki‏ @JustinKownacki 28 Apr 2015
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        @avantgame Market opportunity: coin a new word to replace "ma'am" with a respectful term that doesn't feel like an AARP membership.

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      1. nutella is my guac‏ @brainyisnewsexy 28 Apr 2015
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        @avantgame It's in the delivery. Cute guy with a southern accent = good. Everyone else = nails on a chalk board.

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      1. Anna Megill‏ @cynixy 28 Apr 2015
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        @avantgame The first time I was called "ma'am" instead of "miss" I went home and cried.

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      1. Eric the Frazzld one‏ @Bulidar 28 Apr 2015
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        @avantgame For some of us we were raised to say it no matter the age of the other person. I call younger people both ma'am and sir.

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      1. David E. Wheeler‏ @theory 28 Apr 2015
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        @avantgame Totally Hate it.

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      1. Paul‏ @Paulfidelity 28 Apr 2015
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        @avantgame lol, I should of scrolled up first. Oh well, each to their own

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      1. Teao‏ @Questionor 28 Apr 2015
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        @avantgame Why women hate being thought of as older? Isnt that what it really about? Repect being tied to being older. "Respect your elders"

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      2. Nicholas Schiller should probably not be tweeting.‏ @nnschiller 28 Apr 2015
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        @avantgame There’s the real inditement: our culture doesn’t have a general term of respect for women.

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      3. Megging‏ @megging 28 Apr 2015
        Replying to @nnschiller

        @nnschiller @avantgame I submit that "Ms" is a viable option to cover all bases. Maybe not ideal, but an option.

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