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more about #miss more comments → hydrogen_jukebox: Just call me Baroness. #younglady more » suzannelb: I live in Boston, and despite our reputation for Yankee rudeness, I've had too many retail and cashier jobs to be anything but unfailingly polite and ... more » pesematology: Ma'am is okay with me, in these parts it is a step up from "young lady" which you get as long as you are, well, a young lady. #younglady more » quickqueenof: Transplants from the North down here to the South get all mad when called "ma'am." I was just raised that is what you call a woman to signify respect.... more » thebootyfaerie: I'm okay with either "ma'am" or "miss" from strangers, but "miss" only for people who know me. Maybe it's because I'm secretly old-fashioned, but I'm... more » ZombieEmpress: I prefer "Her Imperial Majesty", "Your Royal Highness", "O' Great One". If you are in a hurry, "Goddess" will suffice. BTW: I am eighteen years old a... more » Sir: I HATE being called "young lady"--it's a very demeaning term. I work with a bunch of old dudes and when they call me "young lady" I want to drop trou ... more » sybann: HA! I like Cap'n. And Anna, get used to ma'am. I've been called ma'am for twenty years and have never worn a pantsuit. And I still hate it. AND neve... more » Justine: My father calls older women "young lady" and insists that they like it, even though my mother and I have told him that it's patronizing, repeatedly. B... more » amusedmuse: Language is one thing, but tone is another. The generalized pet names--sweetie, dear, honey, etc.--don't bother me if they're in a neutral tone. Cont... more » Glitterbug (likes life shaken, not stirred): A busker near my college calls me "Little Miss". But since he sings Bob Marley when I request it and once punched a guy who tried to feel me up, I thi... more » embarcadero13: My name ain't baby. It's Janet. Miss Jackson, if you're nasty! #younglady more » likepenguins: See, ma'am I have no problem with. But "miss." Oh, how I loathe "miss." It's just rude. My problem is with "sweetheart." I find a bunch of ol' ro... more » NotIt: I got called "little lady" by a subcontractor the other day. Guess who lost a job bid with a single breath? #younglady more » nyc-caribbean-ragazza: I don't mind signora/madame/ma'am. However, dude? Hate it. I'm not a 20 something surfer. #younglady more » -
#missconception
Don't Call Me That: The Proper Way To Address A Lady
Now that English professor Miriam Kotzin has reached her sixties, she finds that people are beginning to call her "young lady" — and she's none too fond of it. More » -
#namegames
Excuse Me, Miss/Mrs./Ms.?
Nancy Gibbs is having a bit of an identity crisis, as she has several monikers, depending on the circumstances. Yet as she explains in Time magazine, switching between "Mrs." and "Ms." and "Miss," isn't as confusing as it may seem. More » -
#livingdolls
"We Decided To Make The Hemline Of The Costume Longer"
Emiri Miyasaka, Japan's Miss Universe, will adjust her official costume (pictured) after pageant organizers received complaints from more than 2,000 people, including one who said the kimono looked like "something a prostitute might wear." Maybe it's the garters? [Bloomberg] -
#msconception
"Ms." Dates Back To 1901
"[W]hat is needed is a more comprehensive term which does homage to the sex without expressing any views as to their domestic situation" — a 1901 newspaper article, earliest known source of the word "Ms." [Visual Thesaurus] -
#clips
Bette Midler: "I'm A Tough Old Bird"
The Divine Miss M was on the Today Show this morning promoting her show at Caesar's Palace in Vegas and she and Meredith Vieira bonded over a ukulele and Mere's bad dancing.
