Posted by Emme on September 30, 2004, at 23:21:32
In reply to Re: Mega-rant over something stupid, posted by Miss Honeychurch on September 30, 2004, at 12:22:09
> Emme, I am so with you on this! I never changed my last name when I got married and I get called "Mrs. Myhusbandslastname" all the time. It doesn't bother me, it just lets me know that someone has not done his homework!! This will not impress me!
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> "Mr" is not an indicator of marital status. I feel it's time women no longer should be identified by their marital status - seems so antiquated to me. "Ms" is the perfect neutral solution.Neutral. Exactly. I do think women should be called whatever they like. Mrs. Ms. But it bugs me when the assumption of marital status and/or name preference is made ahead of time rather than starting neutral until they have a chance to clarify. I want Ms. for myself.
Speaking of the name thing, it could get interesting if I ever marry and end up giving a child my last name. Just hypothetical at the moment. But you see, my last name will end with my generation b/c no boys have been born. My cousins and I were talking about it recently. Was it Pegasus who's planning to do that?
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