Timeline for Is it proper to address a woman "Lady"?
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| Dec 14, 2017 at 15:53 | comment | added | Cloud | @Lambie Who cares? Are you living in the middle ages? If you have the misfortune of having to speak to one of those pieces of crap just address them like you would anyone else. | |
| Dec 14, 2017 at 13:10 | history | edited | ColleenV |
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| Dec 13, 2017 at 14:10 | comment | added | Lambie | @Mick royal.uk/greeting-member-royal-family For other female members of the Royal Family the first address is conventionally 'Your Royal Highness' and subsequently 'Ma'am'. | |
| Dec 13, 2017 at 10:06 | comment | added | J.R.♦ | @Mick - In the US, "Ma'am" rhymes with "ham," not "harm". | |
| Dec 13, 2017 at 2:57 | comment | added | ColleenV | Related: How can we refer to women we don't know | |
| Dec 13, 2017 at 1:55 | comment | added | Mick | @Lambie When addressing the queen, it's "Mam, as in ham; not Ma'am, as in harm." | |
| Dec 13, 2017 at 1:38 | answer | added | Andrew | timeline score: 2 | |
| Dec 13, 2017 at 1:34 | comment | added | J.R.♦ | When I hear "lady" used as a form of address in the singular, it's usually in a rather rude context (such as, "Hey, lady! Get your car out of the way! What's the matter with you?"). | |
| Dec 12, 2017 at 23:22 | comment | added | Lambie | Usually, Madam (UK, except for the Queen who is Ma'am) and Ma'am in the US. However, in general, Ma''am is not as much used as before except in the southern US. Though some places still use it when there is a very unequal social relationship. A hotel might tell its porters to say Ma'am, for example. | |
| Dec 12, 2017 at 23:01 | answer | added | James K | timeline score: 2 | |
| Dec 12, 2017 at 22:51 | history | asked | mangoyogurt | CC BY-SA 3.0 |