# Endearments...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/endearments/159962>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 8, 2003, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/endearments/159962 "2003-03-08T20:50:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/endearments/159962/21 "2003-03-11T01:44:17Z")

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> \*Originally posted by SnugTheJoiner \*  
> **Tallulah Bankhead called everyone “dahling” because she simply couldn’t remember their real names.**

I have a friend from Bangladesh who calls women “dahling” and men “my friend” (think Billy Crystal as Fernando Lamas – just like that) for the same reason – many American names are hard for him to remember. He can pull it off, though, with his big smile and charming accent.

Early in our relationship, Mr. S and I started calling each other “Dear” simply as a joke – but whaddya know, it caught on and now we mean it. Most of the time. 😛

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