Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 年前Maybe I should say "Madam" first then "Ma'am"lemmy.caimagemessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1127
arrow-up1127imageMaybe I should say "Madam" first then "Ma'am"lemmy.caSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 年前message-square21fedilink
minus-squareAda@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 年前Basically, ma’am and miss are used for women in general, but miss is never used to mean “older woman” and ma’am is never used to mean “young woman”
minus-squareJasminIstMuede@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 年前Ok thank you :D Is one better to use in a business context? Or is there something more gender neutral that sounds natural?
minus-squareAda@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 年前In a business context, ma’am is fine. I don’t think a lot of women (especially younger women) love the term, but it’s not insulting or anything. It’s just a reminder of age
Basically, ma’am and miss are used for women in general, but miss is never used to mean “older woman” and ma’am is never used to mean “young woman”
Ok thank you :D
Is one better to use in a business context? Or is there something more gender neutral that sounds natural?
In a business context, ma’am is fine. I don’t think a lot of women (especially younger women) love the term, but it’s not insulting or anything. It’s just a reminder of age