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by olli01a
» Tue Sep 04, 2018 7:08 pm
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Hi,
I like the Starfire series very much and I just started to listen to the audiobooks. I‘m now well into In Death Ground and something occured to me: Why female officers are adressed as Sir and not as Ma‘am? English is not my first language and maybe this is something I don‘t know or don‘t grasp about the english language. I hope someone can explain this to me. Thanks, Olli |
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by Weird Harold
» Wed Sep 05, 2018 6:51 am
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That is common to a lot of Science Fiction. It can be seen as a logical progression of political correct speech that stresses gender neutrality, or it can be seen as a simple evolution of language. .
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by George J. Smith
» Thu Sep 06, 2018 8:37 am
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Strange how MWW aka rfc chooses to use different honorifics in the various series.
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by Roguevictory
» Fri Mar 13, 2020 2:09 pm
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Maybe it is done intentionally to show the differences between the cultures that the stories focus on? |
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