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Bbser Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
I am not a Ma'am
Yes, Ma'am.
I am not a Ma'am.
Why a woman denied like this? I thought people called a woman Ma'am was to show respect. Does Ma'am implies aged or something? Thanks.
I am not a Ma'am.
Why a woman denied like this? I thought people called a woman Ma'am was to show respect. Does Ma'am implies aged or something? Thanks.
Top answer
Sometimes. Or she might just be irritated at something else. Or maybe he's in drag.
- Sometimes.
- Or she might just be irritated at something else.
- Or maybe he's in drag.
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Sometimes. Or she might just be irritated at something else. Or maybe he's in drag.
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I HAVE CAREFULLY CONSIDERED MY ANSWER BEFORE SUBMITTING FOR MODERATION.
Bbser,
I believe that some women do not like the word
ma'am because they feel that the word ma'am should be
reserved for "older" women.
One time I said, "Yes, ma'am" to a woman because I wanted to
show respect. She yelled at me:
Bbser,
I believe that some women do not like the word
ma'am because they feel that the word ma'am should be
reserved for "older" women.
One time I said, "Yes, ma'am" to a woman because I wanted to
show respect. She yelled at me:
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I just recalled that we often start our letter by "Dear Madam or Sir."
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Having served as an office of the armed forces and having been commissioned before I was 22 years old, I have no problem being called ma'am.
People who object to titles of courtesy are seriously lacking in courtesy themselves, if they use that type of response to let you know they prefer another form of address.
People who object to titles of courtesy are seriously lacking in courtesy themselves, if they use that type of response to let you know they prefer another form of address.
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Hi Mister,
Does the order play an important roll? Or it is just an habit of English?
I usually put Madam front, as in the greeting a group of people: Ladies and Gentlemen, ...
Thanks a lot for comments.
BBSER
Does the order play an important roll? Or it is just an habit of English?
I usually put Madam front, as in the greeting a group of people: Ladies and Gentlemen, ...
Thanks a lot for comments.
BBSER
Mister MicawberNo, we don't. It's 'Dear Sir or Madam'.
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Two of our very firmly entrenched customs:
Dear Sir or Madam: (salutation for a letter)
Ladies and Gentleman, may I have your attention please?
Don't ask why, that's just the way it is
Dear Sir or Madam: (salutation for a letter)
Ladies and Gentleman, may I have your attention please?
Don't ask why, that's just the way it is
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Grammar Geek, as an Air Force retiree I salute you.
bbser: Through most of my life, in informalsettings I have found that some women who are older than me don't want to be reminded that they're older
bbser: Through most of my life, in informalsettings I have found that some women who are older than me don't want to be reminded that they're older
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Thanks. BTW, did you mean,
Ladies and Gentlemen, ...?
Ladies and Gentlemen, ...?
JandrosUSATwo of our very firmly entrenched customs: Dear Sir or Madam: (salutation for a letter) Ladies and Gentleman, may I have your attention please? Don't ask why, that's just the way it is
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