On Tue, 2002-07-16 at 01:56, Paul M Foster wrote: > On Mon, Jul 15, 2002 at 09:34:56AM +0200, Ivo Wever wrote: > > > Gary Turner wrote: > > > > > I will applaud the introduction of "Ms," to the written language, since in > > > the South, at least, the oral honorific of "Miz" has long solved the > > > question of the marital state of the lady you're addressing. > > > > > I absolutely do not understand the need to address someone with their > > correct marital status. I don't behave differently towards an unmarried > > woman than I do towards a married woman, so why on earth should I do so > > in writing? > > Because (particularly in the South) some women prefer it. I know women > who are insulted by not being referred to as "Mrs.". And on the other > hand, some women are insulted by anything other than "Ms." In the South of what? We don't all live where you do ;-) Take care, Peter -- Peter Whysall peter.whysall@ntlworld.moc The TLD in my email address is sdrawkcab. Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 sid -- kernel 2.4.18
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