Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns@lemmy.caEnglish · 17 hours agoMaybe I should say "Madam" first then "Ma'am"lemmy.caexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up190arrow-down11
arrow-up189arrow-down1external-linkMaybe I should say "Madam" first then "Ma'am"lemmy.caSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns@lemmy.caEnglish · 17 hours agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squareAda@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 hours agoBasically, 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”
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”