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On Thu, 30 Oct 2025 21:50:11 -0700, Bobbie Sellers wrote:

> 	"Ma'am" means boss because you know that is how the Queen was 
addressed
> 	by
> people of appropriate rank.

Sure. It's not the 'ma'am' it's the pronunciation that sounds like Mom to 
me rather than the US with a flatter a sound.