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From: edhall@randvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: "mylady" vs "Ms"
Message-ID: <1767@randvax.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 19-Apr-84 16:28:50 EDT
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Posted: Thu Apr 19 16:28:50 1984
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I sometimes call a very close friend of mine `cutie'; she often returns
the favor by addressing me in the same way.  (In fact, she started the
practice!)

But I wouldn't think of calling someone I didn't know `cutie', or
`milady' or any such familiar term.  Not in private, and especially
not in public (like on USENET).  Even though `milady' is obstensively
a term of utmost respect, I find its inappropriate use here implies
sarcasm, and thus disrespect.

I think Sophie was being generous in considering this as `humor'.

		-Ed Hall
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