lights wrote:I've gotten burned on both ends of the ms./ma'am spectrum, usually related to the term noting a lack of respect (ms) or that they aren't old (ma'am).
I still haven't found a way around it yet so I just default to ms. at all times.
how does miss note lack of respect?
I've gotten a response of "I'm not a little girl, I am a grown woman and you will address me with the respect that I deserve, SIR"
Luckily I've used the "I'm a Northerner so I'm not used to saying ms/ma'am and I do apologize" and have gotten away with it before.
really? i call strangers miss or even people i know that are married ms.x - i mean, it seems respectful...i dunno...and i'm a northerner. what are you supposed to say? ma'am? eh i dunno it just seems like a stupid thing to get angry over. i mean sweetheart, hun, etc. i can see, but miss? cmon
we should all start calling each other doctor; those douchebags who are like "i didn't go to four years of medical school for you to call me mister" would be so PISSED
Miss is fine most cases. I can't imagine a why a woman would be offended by 'miss' unless she's elderly, because then it might seem condescending. Unmarried women that are, I don't know, 35 or older should technically be referred to as Ms. or Ma'am rather than Miss.
Knew a girl once who was really into "tiger" being used to refer to both her and others. I sometimes slip in sweetie or darling to women I've been dating for more than 6 months. Seems appropriate for the more domestic moments that start cropping up in long term relationships.
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Oh yeah, 'cariad' always goes down a lot better for me than sweetheart/darling would but essentially has the same meaning. I don't know if you'd say it to a stranger though.
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we should all start calling each other doctor; those douchebags who are like "i didn't go to four years of medical school for you to call me mister" would be so PISSED
professor's probably good, too
I'd rather just insist on using the titles I've earned. Sign all my emails "Regards, Bluto II Cute-O, B.A.," Get real offended when people forget to call me Bachelor II Cute-O.
suspension bridge wrote:Miss is fine most cases. I can't imagine a why a woman would be offended by 'miss' unless she's elderly, because then it might seem condescending. Unmarried women that are, I don't know, 35 or older should technically be referred to as Ms. or Ma'am rather than Miss.
i'm not passionate about it, but i definitely prefer "ms." i think that the logic is sound: men are "mr." whether or not they're married, so the "miss" vs. "mrs." distinction suggests that a lady is more defined by marriage (or lack thereof) than a man. "ms." solves it
the weirdest thing is to "mrs. john smith"
talk about totally forfeiting your identity
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