topic Re: Mastercard Concierge - Funny Salutation in Credit Cards

Mastercard Concierge - Funny Salutation

SwiftTone — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:12:58 GMT

I was just playing around Mastercard's Concierge website the other day. I'm looking at making a request for travel planning. I noticed under salutations, it had the usual "Mr. Miss, Mrs. Dr." etc... But also had "Master". I was so tempted to use the Master salutation. When they call me on the phone they always call me "Mr. xxx". I think it would be funny if they called me Master.

This is the first time I've noticed an option for "Master" for salutation. Is this the norm? Maybe because its the MASTERcard's site.

Re: Mastercard Concierge - Interesting Salutation

djrez4 — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:14:05 GMT

Once upon a time, and sometimes in Europe still, Master was the salutation for a lawyer.

Side note - In one of my current cases, I'm dealing with a disbarred attorney who has taken to introducing himself as "Doctor." True, every lawyer has a Juris Doctor degree, but it's still stupid.

Re: Mastercard Concierge - Funny Salutation

Imua — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:16:45 GMT

"master" is a title for young boys, but i sure haven't heard it used for, well, decades.

Re: Mastercard Concierge - Funny Salutation

SwiftTone — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:24:35 GMT

@Imua wrote:
"master" is a title for young boys, but i sure haven't heard it used for, well, decades.

You boys don't use credit cards...

Pretty interesting info here. Learning.

Re: Mastercard Concierge - Funny Salutation

Anonymous — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:29:22 GMT

Accordingto wiki european (Frrench?) use this term for a lawyer

Re: Mastercard Concierge - Funny Salutation

Imua — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:42:49 GMT

"Miss" is the proper form of address for female children. "Master" was previously used in formal situations for addressing boys typically aged under 16, after which it is "Mr". "Master" in this case is of old English origin.

~from wikipedia (salutation)

Re: Mastercard Concierge - Funny Salutation

gijoe4500 — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:55:56 GMT

"master" is also the male form of the much more commonly used word "mistress".

Granted, that has nothing to do with salutations, but figured I would share a little knowledge.

Re: Mastercard Concierge - Funny Salutation

CreditScholar — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:20:54 GMT

@SwiftTone wrote:
@Imua wrote:
"master" is a title for young boys, but i sure haven't heard it used for, well, decades.

You boys don't use credit cards...

Pretty interesting info here. Learning.

Sure they do. When I was younger I was commonly addressed as master, and I was also an AU on several of my parents cards. It's possible but like Imua said, I don't think it's very common especially nowadays.

Re: Mastercard Concierge - Funny Salutation

navigatethis12 — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:47:42 GMT

@Imua wrote:
"master" is a title for young boys, but i sure haven't heard it used for, well, decades.

My grandmother would put "Master" on the birthday cards she gave me until I turned eighteen (four years ago). When I was like ten or eleven I thought it was awesome and loved getting the cards. Service/waiting staff also used it when I was younger.

Re: Mastercard Concierge - Funny Salutation

beb86 — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:31:35 GMT

@navigatethis12 wrote:
@Imua wrote:
"master" is a title for young boys, but i sure haven't heard it used for, well, decades.

My grandmother would put "Master" on the birthday cards she gave me until I turned eighteen (four years ago). When I was like ten or eleven I thought it was awesome and loved getting the cards. Service/waiting staff also used it when I was younger.

my grandparents do this too on all the cards the send my son

Re: Mastercard Concierge - Funny Salutation

steve23111 — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 07:10:04 GMT

@navigatethis12 wrote:
@Imua wrote:
"master" is a title for young boys, but i sure haven't heard it used for, well, decades.

My grandmother would put "Master" on the birthday cards she gave me until I turned eighteen (four years ago). When I was like ten or eleven I thought it was awesome and loved getting the cards. Service/waiting staff also used it when I was younger.

Thank you for reminding me of this. Mine did the same, but I don't remember when she stopped. Even as a kid I thought it was unusual. I had totally forgotten she ever did this!! I need to go see her tomorrow and give her a hug.