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    1. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 20 Jun 2017

      It has always bugged me men get called Sir and women usually get called Miss. I'm rather old for Miss

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      emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 20 Jun 2017

      And yes, I do prefer Ma'am.

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        2. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 20 Jun 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          Incidentally I don't share FB vids but there's a great UN one playing on gender-less pronouns in Georgian that focuses on lady ruggers.

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        3. (((Barak)))‏ @ThunderJew1775 20 Jun 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          I did not know Georgian language was genderless. Awesome!

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        4. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 20 Jun 2017
          Replying to @ThunderJew1775

          Doubt it is entirely. But then lines in question were, effectively "s/he is a great rugger" with the reveal being the players were girls

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        2. iridesce 🌻‏ @iridesce57 23 Jun 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          Same here for women addressing me as 'honey'. 'Sir' doesn't enamour me either, but better, imho

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        3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 23 Jun 2017
          Replying to @iridesce57

          Oh, I don't mind "honey" but that's not gendered. I guess it's the same thing though.

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        4. iridesce 🌻‏ @iridesce57 23 Jun 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          For me 'honey' is a term of endearment, imo using it implies a relationship that isn't there. So not an age thing and prob just me . goml .

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        1. brad daly‏ @bwdaly 20 Jun 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          I always say ma'am, but I'm from Alabama, where politeness is just about our only virtue.

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        1. Samuel Rubenfeld  🔥‏ @srubenfeld 20 Jun 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          when I worked at a supermarket during high school, many women customers hated when I referred to them as "ma'am." said it "aged" them

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        2. Ann Williamson‏ @organictroll 20 Jun 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          Finally, one good thing abut the south, the prevalence of "Ma'am".

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        1. Merriman‏ @Merriiman 20 Jun 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          What ever happened to Ms? @emptywheel

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        2. Kblocki‏ @kblocki 20 Jun 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          I get what you're saying - Miss is a tad ridiculous when you reach a certain age, but I gotta admit, when I reached the certain age, it...

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        3. Kblocki‏ @kblocki 20 Jun 2017
          Replying to @kblocki @emptywheel

          Stung a bit when I hit ma'am status. :)

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        1. Ted Lott‏ @TedLott 20 Jun 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          Noted.

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        2. Travis Hall‏ @travisrhall 20 Jun 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          Working at a high-end restaurant, I used to universally "ma'am". Got push-back from people saying they were too young for that.

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        3. Travis Hall‏ @travisrhall 20 Jun 2017
          Replying to @travisrhall @emptywheel

          Switched to universal Miss.

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        1. WAT‏ @watwatwat46 20 Jun 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          That's dicey. I've had women get very upset when I called them ma'am.

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        1. Uhlan Mask‏ @Rzhevsky 20 Jun 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          My neighborhood Scottish chippy lady loved me, because I reflexively called her "Ma'am," and she felt like the Queen.

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        1. Ultra Cute (((trap gf)))‏ @HuskyLannister 20 Jun 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          Ma'am sounds older than Miss to me.

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