Re: [tied] Re: Formal and Informal 2nd Person

From: Glen Gordon
Message: 2991
Date: 2000-08-06

>AFAIK, you can be also "pan doktor" or "pan profesor" (without your
>name).
>In English you could be barely "Mr. President";-) , I think.

Well... Marilyn Munroe got away with it but then she had just the right
measurements to hypnotize any sex-crazed chauvinist. English is not that
unbendable. We could I suppose get a little "Jerry-Lewis"-like and say "Hey,
miss lady nurse woman person!" :) Why, we could go crazy with this concept:

"What is mister guy doctor man person going to operate on today?"
"Miss lady secretary woman person, what is thy typing speed."

:P

- gLeN
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