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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Ma'am versus madam
Hello,
I'm French and I was in the USA some years ago, and I was wondering why Americans say "ma'am"
instead of "madame" with "d" pronounced. Why do they ignore the "d"? Is that just laziness or it is more correct to say it without the "d"? Thank you for that. Stéphane
I'm French and I was in the USA some years ago, and I was wondering why Americans say "ma'am"
instead of "madame" with "d" pronounced. Why do they ignore the "d"? Is that just laziness or it is more correct to say it without the "d"? Thank you for that. Stéphane
Top answer
It is more colloquial to omit the /d/. Adding the /d/ sounds pretentious.
- It is more colloquial to omit the /d/.
- Adding the /d/ sounds pretentious.
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It is more colloquial to omit the /d/. Adding the /d/ sounds pretentious.
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