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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a practical question.

Scenario.  I am in the grocery store.  The person (who appears to be a female to me) in front of me drops a dollar bill.  Before I saw this list, I would say "Ma'am, you just dropped this dollar bill."  So now am I supposed to say "Person, you just dropped this dollar bill."

Because even though the person looks like a female to me, I'm supposed to use inclusive language and if I don't I'm considered non-inclusive?[/quote]

Ma’am is terrible anyway. I get offended by it because I am only in my early 30s!  But I also get offended by “miss” because I am a grown ass adult.  So just stop saying it because it’s weird. [/quote]

+1.  Ma'am if faux polite at best, and more typically snide--basically comes off as [i]you're old and in my way[/i].[/quote]

The irony is that "ma'am" is apparently included on the list to avoid offending the wrong person but you've just showed that the people who are ostensibly offended by the term are far more offensive than anyone using the term..... [/quote]

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