Miss, Mrs. or Madam? The demise of Ms?

[KAT]

Thank you, dee-ah. She just PM'd me.

You are Welcome mein LIIIIEEB-CHEEEEN

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Actually, KAT, I was saying dee-ah to Matt Deckard. Do you think it irked him?

 

[KAT]

Actually, KAT, I was saying dee-ah to Matt Deckard. Do you think it irked him?

ITS LATE DEE-AH he doesnt care! (im sure)

 

[scotrace]

I should add that I call my male guinea pigs dee-ah.

Let's just keep this between us.

 

[PrettySquareGal]

Let's just keep this between us.

Nah, it's OK. People everywhere know I dote too much on my pigs, eh, the little dee-ahs.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Oh dee-ah! There goes the neighborhood!

 

[PrettySquareGal]

You see how fun "dee-ah"-ing is? It's why I stay in Maine.

 

[raiderrescuer]

Mistress / Mrs....

Back when my Grandmother on my Dad's side was alive she would always get her mail:

Mrs. James W. Martin Sr.

I always thought it was Grandpa's Mail and she had to explain to me that "official" mail for a proper married woman would be addressed that way.

Informal mail would be:

Mrs. Mabel Martin

 

[Marc Chevalier]

In Central America and South America, women do not take their husbands' surnames when they marry. Instead, wives keep their own last names, which in fact are two names: the last name of their father, followed by the last name of their mother.

My wife's name is Veronica Parra Lizama. "Parra" is her dad's last name, and "Lizama" is her mom's last name.

While "Miss" ("Senorita") and "Mrs." ("Senora") exist in Spanish, there is no Spanish word for "Ms."

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[Pilgrim]

I don't use Mr., but in teaching online courses I use "Dr. Al". Does that count?

 

[Tony in Tarzana]

The first time anybody called me "Sir" was around 1971 or '72.

I wasn't used to airport metal detectors (they had just been introduced) and I walked through one and kept going without noticing that it had gone off. The guard yelled "Sir! Sir!" after me, but I had no idea they were addressing me! I was 10 or 11, fer cryin' out loud!

lol

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Are there any polite forms of address when speaking to little boys? Let's see ...

-- "Young master"?
-- "Little 'un"?
-- "Squirt"?
-- "Little man"?
-- "Kiddo"?



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[Marc Chevalier]

Are there any polite forms of address when speaking to little girls?

-- "Missy"?
-- "Little miss"?
-- "Honey child"?
-- "Sweetie"?
-- "Kiddo"?



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[LizzieMaine]

Well, my grandfather used to call us kids "Stinkweed."

 

[Tony in Tarzana]

When I was about 3 or 4 a waitress in a cafe called me "Shorty." That infuriated me!

 

[Marc Chevalier]

A teacher of mine (a priest!) used to call us "toads". (Actually, we kind of were.)

 

[Marc Chevalier]

When I was about 3 or 4 a waitress in a cafe called me "Shorty." That infuriated me!

Did you then call her a "plate and mug slinger"? lol

 

[scotrace]

Are there any polite forms of address when speaking to little boys?

.

The boy next door is "Butthead."
As in 'No, you may not mow my lawn, but thanks for asking, Butthead."

Are there any polite forms of address when speaking to little girls?

My daughters are "Squeakypeaches" and Graciepickles"

 

[Tony in Tarzana]

I was so damn steamed I was at a loss for words. My Mom would recall it and laugh about it decades later. lol

 

[Marc Chevalier]

As a kid, I hated the following terms: tot, small fry, chip off the old block.