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Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 1:30 AM
Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Names Titles
My pet hate is when someone who is young enough to be my granddaughter
calls me Luv. Ugh!! Told one young thing of about 16 that I
was not her Luv and what's more, I never would
But now I'm curious: the tendency in the US of
children addressing
elders by their first name;.
You brought to mind the small child of our friends who
was just learning to talk. He could pronouce DH's
name of Chuck but not mine. He solved it by calling
both of us 'Chuck'. He knew we
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Thurlow Weed
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But now I'm curious: the tendency in the US of children addressing
elders by their first name; while I abhor it, I am curious to know if
this is the case in other countries as well. Is this a US phenomenon, or
does it exist
That is much better than the ones who call you 'Honey' or something similar!
Our former dentist had a Southern middle-aged woman for a receptionist who
constantly used Honey or something similar. At home I called her 'Rotten
Magnolia'. I was really glad when she left.
At least when they call
In theory the title Ms refers to any female and is the equivalent of
Mr. In practice, (here in England) nearly all women who choose to use
the title Ms are divorced, or at least separated from their husband and
so it actually says a lot more about the personal circumstances than Mr
does. If
My pet hate is when someone who is young enough to be my granddaughter
calls me Luv. Ugh!! Told one young thing of about 16 that I
was not her Luv and what's more, I never would be.
Helen.
That is much better than the ones who call you 'Honey' or something similar!
Lorri
To
Alice Howell wrote:
He could pronouce DH's name of Chuck but not mine. He
solved it by calling both of us 'Chuck'. He knew we
always came together
Our nickname for uncle Frank was Franken -- because we
were always talking about Frank 'n Lena
--
Joy Beeson
http://joybeeson.home.comcast.net/
Hello all,
Like Mr. Weed, (or perhaps I should call him 'young Thurlow' as I am 3
years older) I too, deplore the use of first names of adults by
children. However, it is sometimes difficult to insist that my children
call others by their titles. We had some friends who insisted that they
I find it quite interesting how strong our feelings are about names and
titles (there is an almost identical discussion going on at the moment in
another group I am involved with).
I am in that camp which abhors titles and has no problems with children
addressing adults by their first names.
I
My father had 3 Christian names, and they were such a pain to write out in
full on any Official form, that he insisted I only have one - to spare me
that problem!
One title' I hate is Ms. - However I do use it when I don't know if the
person is a Miss or Mrs!
But everyone knows I am a Mrs,
Since I've been divorced since 1977, I don't consider myself a Mrs,
nor am I a Miss. Unless I'm forced to use a 'title' I don't use one -
I'm just 'Helen Ward'. If I'm forced to use one I use Ms.
I don't see why in this day and age, that when men don't need to use a
title, that women have to.
Rosemary's post got me thinking a bit about my upbringing. I was
discussing this thread with my mother by phone this morning, and she too,
despised being addressed as Mrs Thurlow Weed. She had her own name,
thank you very much. Shortly after she was married, she encountered Mrs
Thurlow Weed,
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