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Autor:  pat
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Data:  09/MAI/2003 8:57 AM
Assunto:  Re: Madame
 
Mensagem:  "Madame"!

They will be thrilled to hear it.

We have no current term for such people in American English.

"Mistress" or "My lady" sound equally old-fashioned.

In America one is not supposed to formally acknowledge that aristocrats exist.


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Madame  –  carol  08/MAI/2003, 7:20 PM
 Re: Madame  –  pat  09/MAI/2003, 8:57 AM
Re: Madame  –  carol  09/MAI/2003, 10:23 PM
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