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underdown:
I once lived in a country town where, if a local girl, Mary Smith, married a new arrival, John Brown, women would introduce him as Mary Smith's husband, John.
Men would introduce him as John Brown, who married Frank Smith's daughter, Mary.
Oh, and 'new arrival' meant someone who had been there only a few years.
nakymaton:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on December 11, 2008, 04:40:36 pm ---Maybe they feel approximately the way Dr. Doe might feel nowadays if you referred to her as Miss Doe.
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Heh. I actually have that happen all the time - I get referred to as "Mrs. Mylastname" (which is particularly funny, because I kept my last name, so how does the "Mrs." title fit with that, anyway?). The correct title would be "Dr.", and I should probably be more pompous about it than I am, just to remind the kids that I'm as legitimate as my male colleagues. (I should ask my male colleagues if they get referred to as "Mr.", or whether everyone automatically calls them "Dr.", or whether they just get called by their last names, without any title of respect.)
delalluvia:
--- Quote from: nakymaton on December 22, 2008, 11:33:45 pm ---Heh. I actually have that happen all the time - I get referred to as "Mrs. Mylastname" (which is particularly funny, because I kept my last name, so how does the "Mrs." title fit with that, anyway?). The correct title would be "Dr.", and I should probably be more pompous about it than I am, just to remind the kids that I'm as legitimate as my male colleagues. (I should ask my male colleagues if they get referred to as "Mr.", or whether everyone automatically calls them "Dr.", or whether they just get called by their last names, without any title of respect.)
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Back when the title Ms. was still relatively new there was a little Reader's Digest like blurb in a magazine. When selecting a jury, an attorney turned to this older woman, and asked,
"Is it Miss, Mrs. or Ms?"
She replied,
"It's Dr."
;D
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