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Originally Posted by rusticgal
Its a term of endearment in most cases...to some people its part of their everyday conversation....just like the word 'Hen' up North. Personally I never use it in that terminology but many do.
It can be used in a demeaning way....by people who think they are clever and always think they are right...and thats the tell-tale sign  |
Intention is important, though the most important thing is obviously respecting people's requests. i.e. if someone asks not to call them love/darling/hen/mate/pal or whatever else, people should obviously respect that, and if they were to continue after being asked to stop (and it wasn't obviously an accident/slipped their mind) then you have to assume it's pointed... at which point you can functionally regard it as an insult.