Each week in the Tuesday column, Prudence asks readers for their thoughts on a question that has her stumped. She’ll post her final thoughts on the matter on Fridays. I am the Gen X child (46M) of ...

A server takes a table's order at Ma'am Sir in 2019. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times) Ma'am Sir, one of L.A.'s most celebrated modern Filipino restaurants, has closed permanently, the latest ...

The U.S. Marines may be asked to stop using "sir" or "ma'am" while addressing drill instructors to avoid misgendering them. (Image via Getty Images) New recruits in the United States Marines may be ...

According to The Military Times, the report was commissioned by the Corps from the University of Pittsburgh in 2020 and completed in 2022. “The Army, Navy, and Coast Guard effectively de-emphasize ...

U.S. Marines may stop saying “sir” and “ma’am” to avoid the risk of “misgendering” drill instructors in a move urged by a new report. The use of such salutations elevates one’s gender and poses the ...

Gone, mostly, are the days when a youngster would automatically call an older person they don’t know “Sir” or “Ma’am.” Today, when many people are attuned to gender-identity concerns and where we’ve ...

The other day, I stood in line at the grocery store to buy some stamps. When it was my turn, the cashier and I made friendly small talk about the blisteringly hot weather as I paid for the book of ...

When a football coach wants to get the attention of an official, the conversation respectfully begins with “sir,” regardless of whether respect is what prompted the conversation. But what happens when ...

“You have to remove the pork taste,” Charles Olalia remembers his grandmother intoning about the crucial ingredients in the classic Filipino dish called sisig. She would have her whole household in ...

Ma’am Sir, one of L.A.’s most celebrated modern Filipino restaurants, has closed permanently, the latest casualty of an ongoing crisis in the restaurant industry fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic. Chef ...