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Re: "Madam"/"Madame" Chair/man/person (was: Umlauts)

From:John Cowan <jcowan@...>
Date:Friday, October 31, 2003, 21:52
Christophe Grandsire scripsit:

> I've never heard "Madame" used in English in any other context than > brothels, so I find it hard to believe that it could be used in other > contexts. I think I would have heard it :)) .
Well, first there is its application to women who actually are French, but we'll exclude that. Then there is Madame Chiang Kai-shek (who just died, aged 105), Madame C.J. Walker (the inventor of hair straightener), Madame Sidecar (a retailer of women's clothing), Madame Blavatsky (founder of Theosophy, perhaps a marginal example considering the francophony of many Russians in her day), and Madame Alexander (a company that makes dolls). -- Schlingt dreifach einen Kreis vom dies! John Cowan <jcowan@...> Schliesst euer Aug vor heiliger Schau, http://www.reutershealth.com Denn er genoss vom Honig-Tau, http://www.ccil.org/~cowan Und trank die Milch vom Paradies. -- Coleridge (tr. Politzer)

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