Post #3949797
2026-07-20 03:11 UTC
@Guillotine_Jones@beige.party Definitely. Here in the South - and in other cultures - it’s an act of politeness and respect to add the “Mr. Or Ms.” before one’s name. I know a young interpreter who has called me “Mr. Dean,” and she’s an absolute gem.
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@MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social 2026-07-20 03:12
@adhdeanasl@beige.party @Guillotine_Jones@beige.party Also from the South, can confirm. Out in the country where I grew up, you don't call people by their first names alone until you're like fifty, and then maybe.
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@TheEddieShow@beige.party 2026-07-20 03:15
@adhdeanasl@beige.party @Guillotine_Jones@beige.party And address Elder women with the honorific "MIss." Has this fallin out of favor?
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@billyjoebowers@mastodon.online 2026-07-20 05:40
@adhdeanasl@beige.party @Guillotine_Jones@beige.party Realized everyone doesn't know that when recently someone got mad because someone called them "Miss FirstName". They were just going off, like WTF is that? I tried to politely explain that it wasn't an insult.