Kekel  +  363431 Fri, 11 May 07 02:25 PM I know all the three above are sweet forms to call someone. Can they be used for friends or just for dates?? Is there a degree among those adjectives?? thanks Kekel Joined on Sun, Dec 17 2006 Brazil Full Member 377 “Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can - there will always come a time when you will be grateful you did.” - Sarah Caldwell Dates

	Grammar Geek  +  363445 Fri, 11 May 07 02:38 PM Hi Kekel, Don't use honey or sweetheart with friends. However, sometimes a "darlin' " sneaks in as a term of affection for a coworker with whom I have a friendship, but NEVER for one of the other sex. As in "There you go, darlin' " when I give her something that I worked on for her. I also have a few friends that I refer to as "Sugarplum" but it's just a joke. Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,652 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random! Jokes, Whom

	CalifJim  +  363627 Fri, 11 May 07 09:51 PM My advice would be to forget all three of these words.  Don't use them at all until you marry an American or British man.  Then use them only when addressing your husband. CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,385 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche