I had to call tech support at work today, and after I explained my situation, the guy said, “That’s no problem, ma’am. I mean man.” And I have no idea if he was really going to say “man” or if he just slipped and said “ma’am” instead of “sir,” but he then stuck with it the entire rest of the conversation.
“Oh just do this, man.” “Anything else I can help you with, man?” “Thank you man.”
And I’m mad at the guy, only because I’ve never thought of that. It’s genius. You slip up, and just say you said “man.” Accidentally call a woman “sir”? Just say you were trying to say, “girrrrl.”