Not to mention that in the strict formal usage, a married woman refers to herself as "Mrs." plus her husband's name. If Jane Smith marries John Smith, she can either be "Ms. Jane Smith" or "Mrs. John Smith" or "Jane Smith (Mrs. John Smith)", but "Mrs. Jane Smith" is a divorcee. Thus sayeth Miss Manners.
(But how does this apply to gay marriage? If Jane Smith were to marry Harriet Jones in Massachusetts, would Ms. Jane Smith become Mrs. Harriet Jones?)
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Date: 2005-11-09 06:58 pm (UTC)(But how does this apply to gay marriage? If Jane Smith were to marry Harriet Jones in Massachusetts, would Ms. Jane Smith become Mrs. Harriet Jones?)