**Maeve** @acrata@anarchism.space · Dec 30, 2018, 23:12

**Maeve** @acrata@anarchism.space · Dec 30, 2018, 23:12

Maeve @acrata@anarchism.space

Dec 30, 2018, 23:12

In the 21st Century as we are, can we not expunge sir and ma'am from the English language? I regard these supposed courtesy particles as distinctly discourteous

**Zandorp the Foolish** @PrinceFlamingo@computerfairi.es · Dec 30, 2018, 23:13

**Zandorp the Foolish** @PrinceFlamingo@computerfairi.es · Dec 30, 2018, 23:13

Dec 30, 2018, 23:13

Zandorp the Foolish @PrinceFlamingo@computerfairi.es

@acrata petition to replace all uses of "sir" and "ma'am" with "smi'rm"

**Maeve** @acrata@anarchism.space · Dec 30, 2018, 23:16

**Maeve** @acrata@anarchism.space · Dec 30, 2018, 23:16

Dec 30, 2018, 23:16

Maeve @acrata@anarchism.space

@PrinceFlamingo I'm sure there are many acceptable gender free alternatives (friend, e.g.). Thai language has the gender free particle kun, but when they speak English, I get "sirred"