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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Dear Old Dad #105782 06/17/2003 5:31 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 508 Metro Detroit (MI) nancyk addict nancyk addict Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 508 Metro Detroit (MI) My mother (Polish but not from Poland) had the same aversion to using he or she when speaking of an older person - wasn't respectful enough, particularly for one's parents. Maybe a generational thing? Or do young(ish) people (ie, under 60 ) feel the same? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Dear Old Dad wow 06/15/2003 5:53 PM Re: Dear Old Dad Buffalo Shrdlu 06/15/2003 5:56 PM Re: Dear Old Dad of troy 06/15/2003 7:58 PM Re: Dear Old Dad JohnHawaii 06/15/2003 11:00 PM Re: Dear Old Dad WhitmanO'Neill 06/16/2003 12:18 AM Re: Dear Old Dad squid 06/16/2003 10:55 AM Re: Dear Old Dad Alex Williams 06/16/2003 4:09 PM Re: Dear Old Dad Faldage 06/16/2003 4:32 PM Re: Dear Old Dad AnnaStrophic 06/16/2003 4:49 PM Re: Dear Old Dad of troy 06/16/2003 5:03 PM Re: Dear Old Dad Bingley 06/17/2003 12:51 AM Re: Dear Old Dad nancyk 06/17/2003 5:31 PM Re: Dear Old Dad WhitmanO'Neill 06/17/2003 8:54 PM Re: Dear Old Dad consuelo 06/30/2003 6:45 PM - Himself - Dad - Herself - Mother wow 06/17/2003 12:24 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,261 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 9 LukeJavan8 2 John Fox 1 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 John Flex 1 handymanhome 1 JerryC 1 Wood Delivery 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,122 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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