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From: carson@homxa.UUCP (P.CARSTENSEN)
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Subject: Re: Compendium of "Endearments" responses (long!)
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Date: Wed, 10-Oct-84 15:03:39 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct 10 15:03:39 1984
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Guess this is my last chance to respond to this:

In NJ, natives of a certain age (> 40?), regardless of sex, seem to
refer to folks of another certain age (< 40?) as "doll" or "hon"
(Drives me nuts...)

One of my former housemates was told a whole hierarchy of endearments,
used to indicate degrees of affection, by a guy she was starting to
get interested in.  All I remember is that she started giggling too
hard at "princess" for him to finish.

I've gone by "kiddo", but that was a long time ago...I still use
"boss, lord and master, sir" but the giggling tends to negate the
words :-)  I've also been guilty of using "precious, catch, jewel,
pearl, find, honische, peach" plus whatever else I think of on the
spur of the moment before the giggling takes over...
Patty