The use of the title "former mayor" is correct, Frits. . . So long as he's not the current mayor, he is a former mayor - so that would apply to Koch as well as Mr. Giuliani.. Just like my "former wife." The former wife I still talk to prefers that title to "ex-wife" for some reason! <g>
keith whaley Frits Wüthrich wrote: > > I thought Giuliani was the former mayor of NYC, or is it correct in > English and it can be anyone who had the position in the past, not just > the last one? > > On Mon, 2004-01-12 at 14:44, Steve Desjardins wrote: > > There is a great story that the former mayor of NY Ed Koch went into a > > restaurant (one sunny day). Another patron walked up to him, poked > > him in the chest and said "you were a terrible mayor". Ed promptly > > relied in a loud voice "**** you", to the applause of the rest of the > > restaurant. > > > > > > Steven Desjardins
