[Magdalen] Hon" etc.

[James Oppenheimer]

This reminds me of a time when the hvac went south where my beloved spouse
was working many moons ago.

The landlord was with the hvac repairman and was talking to the head of the
enterprise that was renting the space, my bs's boss, an older woman.  He
offhandedly just called her "darling."

Guys just seem to use this as means of subtly or not so subtly reminding
women you are subordinate; remember to keep your place.

She just told him she was not his darling, and not to use that term with
her again, then they went on about fixing the hvac.



James W. Oppenheimer
*“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better
for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting your time
on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente

On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 2:12 PM, Jon Egger <revegger at gmail.com> wrote:

> "Hon" as in 'honey'?
>
> +++
> Grace & peace,
> jon
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 11:51 AM, Jim Guthrie <jguthrie at pipeline.com>
> wrote:
>
> > From: Cantor03--- via Magdalen
> >
> >  All the rest of the major ports - Portland, Maine, Portsmouth,  NH,
> >> Boston, New York City, Portsmouth, VA, Charleston, SC, and  Savannah,
> >>
> >
> > I dunno -- there's some evidence that the classic "Brooklyn Accent" --
> > less pervasive now but spread around NYC and the suburbs traces back to
> the
> > Dutch. And there were parts of Brooklyn where a sort-of Dutch was spoken
> > well into the late 19th century -- not so long ago.
> >
> > Is "Hon" related to the Pittsburgh "Yun" ???
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Jim
> >
>