RE: Gender neutral - any new developments in your neck of the woo ds?

Subject: RE: Gender neutral - any new developments in your neck of the woo ds?
From: Kim Roper <kim -dot- roper -at- pixelink -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 15:45:54 -0500


Kirsten Zerbinis wrote:

> She didn't win that battle, but I still feel weird about the
> concession
> that her 80-year-old, spinster aunt be referred to as Ms. Spinster
> Aunt. New England, remember, and 80. I can't imagine she
> expected any
> form of address except for "Miss".

Perhaps she prefers Ms for the same reason that an 80-year-old bachelor
uncle is be unlikely to be called "Master"?

(Unless, of course, it's a lifestyle thing.)

The straightforward solution is to become a doctor or minister. I hear
there are places that will sell such accreditations for a nominal fee (I'm
not naming any names ...). Legitimacy is a whole 'nuther issue, though, and
that takes us 'round to the "REAL Tech Writer" debate.

By the way, a surname change is not automatic upon marriage in Ontario or
Quebec.

Cheers ... Ms Kim
kim.roper at pixelink.com
http://www.pixelink.com/

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Order RoboHelp Office X3 by March 14 and receive a $100 mail-in rebate,
plus FREE WebHelp Merge Module and FREE iMarkup Software, for a
total giveaway value of $439! Order today at http://www.ehelp.com/techwr-l

Help celebrate TECHWR-L's 10th Anniversary starting this month!
Check out the contests at http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/special/contests/
Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday TECHWR-L....

---
You are currently subscribed to techwr-l as:
archive -at- raycomm -dot- com
To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-techwr-l-obscured -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
Send administrative questions to ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com -dot- Visit
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.



Previous by Author: RE: Gender neutral - any new developments in your neck of the woo ds?
Next by Author: RE: Am I qualified to be a Technical Writer
Previous by Thread: RE: Gender neutral - any new developments in your neck of the woo ds?
Next by Thread: RE: Gender neutral - any new developments in your neck of the woo ds?


What this post helpful? Share it with friends and colleagues:


Sponsored Ads