Re: Umlauts (was Re: Elves and Ill Bethisad)

--- John Cowan <cowan@...> wrote:
> Jan van Steenbergen scripsit:
>
> > On the other hand, my grandmother used to be
> addressed as "Mevrouw de
> > Voorzitter" ("Mrs. Chairman"), while the true
> feminine form would have
> > been "voorzitster".
>
> English vacillates between "Madam Chairman" and
> "Madam Chair", depending
> on whether women would rather be labeled male or
> inanimate.
>
WRR broadcasts Dallas City Council meetings on
Wednesday.  I have frequently heard "Madam
Chairperson" on those broadcasts.  I believe I've also
heard that form in soundbites of meetings of Congress.

Adam

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fached. -- Carrajena proverb

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