Overheard at the CTO
Jun 3, 2001 | 10:05 pm
#16
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Originally posted by GG:
Oh good grief, shadow - these days plenty of people will call any female over 12 a "young woman" and do it to be polite. My comment was mere speculation on the incident, within the context of what zrs70 posted.</font>
Oh good grief, shadow - these days plenty of people will call any female over 12 a "young woman" and do it to be polite. My comment was mere speculation on the incident, within the context of what zrs70 posted.</font>
robinhood, great post!
Jun 3, 2001 | 11:05 pm
#17
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I've gotta go with robinhood on this one! Personally, I despise political correctness, and I really don't like "Ms." But my opinions don't count! As the paying customer, it's Ms. Jane Smith's wishes that count. As they say, "the customer is always right." And when the TA questioned Ms. Jane Smith's simple request, he/she was out of line!
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Jun 4, 2001 | 9:56 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Originally posted by chipper:
I went to Wendy's the other day to pick up lunch for my movers. The woman taking my order said hon and honey to me so many times I was worried about a bear attack on my walk home. </font>
I went to Wendy's the other day to pick up lunch for my movers. The woman taking my order said hon and honey to me so many times I was worried about a bear attack on my walk home. </font>
Jun 4, 2001 | 11:32 am
#20
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Originally posted by Always Flyin:
Belittling? Give me a break. If I want to be belittling, there are a lot more words other than "Miss" that would do the trick just fine. This is political correctness to a ludicrous extreme. Are we really that sensitive?
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Belittling? Give me a break. If I want to be belittling, there are a lot more words other than "Miss" that would do the trick just fine. This is political correctness to a ludicrous extreme. Are we really that sensitive?
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Miss RX DXXXXXXX
nor am I
Mrs. BXXXXX SXXXXXX
I have always been
Ms. RXXX DXXXXXX
It doesn;t have much to do w/ how i am treated, it just seems the most correct for how I actually am named..
Jun 4, 2001 | 11:52 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Originally posted by hobmom:
I do have a problem with "Mrs. Jane Smith," however. I'm not married to Jane Smith, I AM Jane Smith. I'm also Mrs. John Smith.</font>
I do have a problem with "Mrs. Jane Smith," however. I'm not married to Jane Smith, I AM Jane Smith. I'm also Mrs. John Smith.</font>
Etiquette guides will tell you that in terms of formal address, you would only be "Mrs. Jane Smith" if you were a divorcee who kept her ex-husband's last name.
Either "Mrs. John Smith," or "Ms. Jane (Your maiden name, if you use that)" are correct for a married woman.
Also, most etiquette "experts" say that the use of "Miss" for a woman over the age of 18 is now frowned upon.
(Guys: This is what happens to you when your wife-to-be puts you in charge of sending out the wedding invitations!)
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Baloney. I don't care if her name is Betty Boop. She'll be treated according to how she acts.</font>
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Jun 4, 2001 | 6:48 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">fallinasleep wrote,
You think a 12-yo girl (uh oh, that's right, I said girl) is going to go to the CTO in Beverly Hills and buy a ticket for herself?</font>
You think a 12-yo girl (uh oh, that's right, I said girl) is going to go to the CTO in Beverly Hills and buy a ticket for herself?</font>
FWIW, I flew a lot on my own when I was in my early teens, and learned how to get taken seriously by the people I interacted with - though there were times it wasn't easy. So I guess this was in the back of my mind when I "suspected" she was young, although I did have a somewhat older girl in mind - say late teens, early 20's. So, zrs70, my guess was way off - but I sure do like your referring to a someone in her mid-30's as a "young woman"!