People, the word is ma'am

Feb. 2nd, 2007 11:52 am
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Note the existence of both the apostrophe and the second a. Because it is, to my knowledge, short for "madam". It is not a variant of mom/mum etc.

Please. Spell it right. We don't have a logical spelling system, I know, so deal with it and spell things right anyway.

Thanks.
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