tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post5636039168668962185..comments2023-10-08T12:11:52.993+13:00Comments on New Zealand Conservative: An oddity in English customary usage from the BBCLucia Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10485990994973953860noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-7011441932407122342009-05-12T11:21:00.000+12:002009-05-12T11:21:00.000+12:00And I got a serious blasting not long after emigra...And I got a serious blasting not long after emigrating by calling a lady(no less), Mrs. Foolishly, I assumed that a lady above a certain age would be married or had been married. Well, roastings do help so now I just stick to plain old-fashioned "love".mzalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16134200056944147488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-80298095117370012712009-05-12T10:52:00.000+12:002009-05-12T10:52:00.000+12:00Mrs is kind of redundant in Iceland anyway, since ...Mrs is kind of redundant in Iceland anyway, since everybody's last name is determined by the name of their father, and this is determined by law. You don't change your name when you get married.Blairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865567065778234500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-89779459983350244832009-05-12T08:37:00.000+12:002009-05-12T08:37:00.000+12:00Ah! I thought Miss was for unmarried woman, or a ...Ah! I thought Miss was for unmarried woman, or a very young one.ZenTigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07888629207437612884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-59368412739192199232009-05-12T08:29:00.000+12:002009-05-12T08:29:00.000+12:00Not quite Zen, that conforms to customary usage, i...Not quite Zen, that conforms to customary usage, in that she kept her maiden name.<br /><br />Had she been known as Mrs Helen Clark.....Andreihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04536593172412406428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-17544953632503922372009-05-12T01:08:00.000+12:002009-05-12T01:08:00.000+12:00As strange as Helen preferring Miss Clark instead ...As strange as Helen preferring Miss Clark instead of Ms or Mrs.ZenTigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07888629207437612884noreply@blogger.com