Sirrah, where have you been?
-Lucentio
The Taming of the Shrew Act I, Scene I, Line 221
Well, not much of a line to get into, but perhaps one little tidbit of interest. Sirrah, according to both Wikipedia and MW online, is an address used with inferiors. This makes sense in today’s line since Lucentio is addressing Biondello, the latter being the former’s servant.
So I guess the next someone shows up and you want to give them a little discreet disrespect without them knowing it, you can just say Sirrah, how are you? And they’ll probably think you’re a knucklehead for using strange words.
I'm not sure I'd say Sirrah, how are you to this fellow. It doesn't look like he knows where he is, let alone how he is.
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