Re: [issues] Re: Mr., Mrs., Miss, Dr. or Sir

[Kelly Lynn Martin]

On Thu, 13 Jan 2000 08:29:21 +1300, Simon Britnell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:

>The diminutive of Mister is Master, but AFAIK it's not in common
>usage and is age centric.

My son has received mail addressed to "Master."

>While Miss is the diminutive of Mrs. (can't spell the full version),
>the cutover point has traditionally been marriage not age.

The reason for this is that, traditionally, a woman comes "of age"
when she marries, while men come of age when they reach a certain
age.  Traditions suck.

Kelly

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