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>Hi, Grant, > >>I'm 12 and have to be respectful to adults. > >Me, too. I think we all should, because it lets us >respect the special situation with our <i>kid</i> >friends. We kids call each other by our first names >only, or frequently by just our last names without the >honorific (just looked that one up in my thesaurus, >aren't I erudite? OK, OK, I'll close that applet). >This lets you know that you are a friend and not some >random old geezer off the street. Otherwise, >everybody is all jumbled up. Besides, it makes the >adults feel special and that puts them in a better >frame of mind to reward us with goodies. What's not >to like about that? > >> I know one kid who calls his parents by their >>first name and I think that's weird! > >I know more than one kid that does that. You're right >it <i>is</i> weird. Their parents are OK with that, >even weirder! >> >>Teachers are sir or miss. Other adults are Mr, Mrs or >>Miss whatever their second names are. > >I'm curious - culture question: We here in the US put >a period after Mr. and Mrs. when writing. For >example, it's Mr. Smith or Mrs. Jones. In the UK it >seems that you don't and it's Mr Smyth. Is that >right? To me that looks like a typo. Also we here >are having a sexist brouhaha about the use of Mrs. >Seems that feminists are upset at being subordinate to >their husbands when called that. Stupid fight - there >are many other sexist attitudes that need addressing >that are far more serious and having a hissy fit about >a stupid honorific only detracts from that and makes >feminists look silly, thus making men even less likely >to think of women as equals - just the opposite from >the feminists' stated goals. Talk about shooting >yourself in the foot! And as to "miss": God >forefend! That is relegated to female (excuse me - >potential ova producers) children. That means that we >can't call teachers Miss Jones. We have to call them >Ms. Jones (pronounced "mizz"). Makes me want to call >them "Hey you!", which would get me a detention at >school and a bare butt paddling at home. > >>If I am disrepctful then it's a definite trip to the >>study for a spanking :( > >Same here only it's the kitchen for mom and my bedroom >for dad. >> >>I don't think it's a stupid rule > >Me neither. > >-Jerry
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