Ma'am or Miss?
That was this new guy that was newly posted as my underling and he address me as Ma'am whenever he sees me although I told him to address me by my name instead.
My friend told me it sound so old to be address as Ma'am instead of Miss. I thought it is some kind of respect or something but what do everyone think?
ma'am is madam...my lady...meaning someone you respect as a lady.
miss is commonly used as a title to address a woman who isn't married, regardless of age.
I interchange them (when I use them, which is hardly ever) but I think Ma'am is probably a little more formal. Some women may consider being called Miss to be degrading.
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yes even though I love when owen calls me lady... I'm still a miss! And My english teacher told me that we do it a lot here in conferences we always put mrs. or Miss before the name of the person who will speak adn once a foreign woman who was going to participate in the conference found it really stupid!
I'm not a "ma'am," I am a miss. In certain situations you have to be careful with being formal. After learning French and Italian. It's the same in those languages. DO NOT call a younger woman in Italian signora, she will probably get really offended. But it means lady, pretty much close to saying "ma'am." Still, to a 30 year old woman it's a bit degrading. Miss just makes you sound so much younger for some reason. But if they're married, then Mrs. ftw.
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I don't like Ma'am or Miss. It's better to be called by your name. I think the whole Miss Mrs thing should be abolished anyway. Men are just Mr, but women should broadcast whether they're married or not. Silly.
I only say ma’am when I’m joking around, Eyes on Final Fantasy.
Males also have the option of being called "Master" when young or unmarried.Originally Posted by Anaisa
Military background and all (i.e., military school, various military programs, ROTC), there was a time when people just called me by my last name or my alternate nickname, Corporal Clay (just because it had a ring to it... so people jokingly called me Corporal Clay long after I got promoted). Now that I'm in college though, it's changed to Miss Clay more often than not... and to be honest, I like it far better than Miss Nicole, which sounds slightly condescending to me.
But I'm all for using Miss or Ma'am, for obvious reasons.
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Ma'am should be for female elders and Miss should be for anyone female that isn't that old.
I would love to be called Miss as Ma'am makes feel as old as dirt.
Alas, I'm married so Ma'am it is
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