just got a PM from someone telling me not to call them "hon"

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No Lifer
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Hon is not short for honey in a nice way, it's short for honey in a "Oh no you didn't, girlfriend"-way. It's typically condescending in most cases.
 

moshquerade

No Lifer
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Originally posted by: Skoorb
Hon is not short for honey in a nice way, it's short for honey in a "Oh no you didn't, girlfriend"-way. It's typically condescending in most cases.
in most cases, yeh, but i can say "f*ck you, and still mean it jokingly.

 

J Heartless Slick

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Originally posted by: moshquerade
but "hon" is short for honey, which is a term of endearment.
i guess this person would rather i called them a$$hole.

Don't take it personally. If this person does not want to be called hon then don't call them hon.
 

SP33Demon

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Jun 22, 2001
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Mosh just forgot to take her Midol. Most women act catty like this at one point or another... ;)
 

moshquerade

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Originally posted by: SP33Demon
Mosh just forgot to take her Midol. Most women act catty like this at one point or another... ;)
Midol is useless. Beer is the ticket :beer:
 

Fritzo

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I thought it was short for honkey....now I got to apologize to all those waitresses for calling the racist :(