#FRIEND lacks the PUNCH! silly alternatives like 'captain' shift the focus on where the humor is supposed to be!
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one problem with the english language is there's no gender-neutral form of address with the same emphatic punch as "SIR."
#or MA'AM#friends if I ever SIR. you and you are not a sir it's not because I forgot it's because there's not a neutral way to convey that vibe#although sometimes using a person's name like that works similarly if you know what their name is#I actually use 'sir' and 'ma'am' a lot in a bunch of different casual contexts so this linguistic gap annoys me a lot lmao :')#I'm a jaunty and casual 'thank you ma'am' guy and a lighthearted formality for emphasis 'yessir' guy#FRIEND lacks the PUNCH! silly alternatives like 'captain' shift the focus on where the humor is supposed to be!#CAN WE PIONEER SM'AM. FOR SILLY-FORMALITY EMPHASIS#about me
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