"Boxer Demotes Herself From 'Ma'am' to 'Senator'"


	"Boxer Demotes Herself From 'Ma'am' to 'Senator'"

kris_tea

6-25-2009 1:39 AM

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kris_tea says:

This is a short but very good article about much more than Sen. Boxer. It is about our names & depending on how we know the person we are talking too, how we should or want to be addressed.

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6-25-2009 7:41 AM

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Why didn’t Barbara Boxer object earlier when the general was referring to her as “toots”?

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