tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33388979.post6570822795784177852..comments2024-03-27T07:37:20.144+00:00Comments on electrichalibut.co.uk: to sir with loveelectrichalibuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14365477143816746297noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33388979.post-62304195147711626532016-09-28T13:11:11.041+01:002016-09-28T13:11:11.041+01:00Working with Americans regularly, I do hear them u...Working with Americans regularly, I do hear them use "Sir" quite a lot - certainly much more than I would (which is literally (*) never), and it kind of feels okay; I don't know if I'm used to it from hearing them lots, or from hearing it on American TV, or something else.<br /><br />I'd be intrigued to hear what it sounds like thrown into English conversation in groups of similar relative social standings.<br /><br />(*) I stand corrected - I do use "Sir" sometimes, but ... well, you know - time and a place, and all that.Dave Donaghyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13367054227892617465noreply@blogger.com