Re: You have a word for it?
| From: | Tristan Alexander McLeay <anstouh@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, January 29, 2002, 4:24 |
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--- Steve Kramer <scooter@...> wrote: > On Mon, 28 Jan 2002, Dennis Paul
Himes wrote:
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> Her feeling on the matter is that "Ms." is pronounced /mis/ - not what she
> was taught, but what appears to be most evident in practice. Of course,
The most common pronunciation of 'Ms' here in Melbourne, Australia is /mIz/ by
itself or /m@z/ in conjunction with a name.
> she has also become accustomed to a tradition which seems to be prevalent
> here and elsewhere in the southeast U.S., the informal address by a child
> to an adult as "Mister" or "Miss" (or presumably "Ms.") and the adult's
> first name.
Erm.. excuse me, is that really *in*formal? *Not* formal? Ouch...
Tristan
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