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[quote=Anonymous][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[b] 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.[/b]  So just stop saying it because it’s weird. [/quote]

This says a lot about you.  None of it good.  [/quote]

NP here. That you insist M’am is polite when most people disagree says a lot about you. Miss is also outdated. These terms won’t magically become polite because you like them.

Do you also address married women as Mrs. Husband’s first name Husband’s last name?

Maybe you’re a rude person in general?

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At least one person who doesn't like the term 'ma'am' has shown herself to be extremely rude and impolite in her private thoughts, as she admitted herself.

Do most people really think ma'am is impolite, as you claim? I have seen nothing to support this idea. I hear the term used a lot and I also see no one offended by it. It's quite commonly used in the southern US and seen as perfectly polite. I have a feeling the idea that ma'am is offensive was invented by a certain person rather than a common understanding it's no longer an accepted word.

After all, there is no reason for ma'am to be considered offensive, no more than using Ms. in your signature line. [/quote]

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