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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
Growing up in Southern California I still heard people say miss over ma’am. I don’t think that’s a “used to” thing
gpt
You're right, and in my other comment I mentioned that it's still used some of the time. I really think it's less common today, though. This is just my interpretation, but it can make the speaker sound like they're not showing the expected level of respect in some situations.