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Post by buzzy on Mar 20, 2009 7:42:44 GMT
Is this "PC" gone mad - what do you think? In recent days the European Parliament has again caused "outrage" in the British press after publishing a pamphlet asking staff to refrain from using the titles Miss or Mrs. Details - Here |
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Post by ken on Mar 20, 2009 9:19:16 GMT
Its politically incorrect to refer to a master and slave drives now. Although if you refer to one as the primary drive, I can imagine the secondary drive getting upset and what if you have a poor tertiary drive?? I'm sure my computer parts are well and truely offended at some of the names I call them. Although I wouldn't dream of calling them anything as bad as I used to call my wives.
KC
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Post by Lynnrose on Mar 20, 2009 12:42:38 GMT
Lol KC
I think all this 'politically correct' and 'do-gooder' stuff is utter rubbish
I am not offended at being called Mrs. Miss. or Ms (I do find Ms a bit odd though)
Who cares.
I feel quite strongly about things like this, but I won't go off ranting on here lol[/size][/font]
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Post by elvisuk on Mar 20, 2009 13:39:11 GMT
Well i don't care so i for one "won't go off ranting on here"  |
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Post by Roz on Mar 20, 2009 16:20:41 GMT
I'm married, but because I work for myself and did do long before I married my husband, I kept my single name. So I often do use 'Ms' when filling in forms etc. However, when we do personal things as a couple, like maybe checking into an hotel or similar then we check in as "Mr and Mrs". Having said all this, I really don't care at all which way I'm addressed, and think they might even offend some people by their silly attempt at not offending.
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Post by buzzy on Mar 25, 2009 10:45:59 GMT
I have just received a letter from a Company I deal with and the writer was "Mary Blogs" I replied to Ms. Bloggs - I had no choice other than saying "Hi me ole mucker how ya doin'?" (get my drift ) Maybe as Roz says it is a business thing? |
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Post by ken on Mar 25, 2009 11:07:57 GMT
Mrs is short for mistress and they say its not polite to call a married woman a mistress. Yet posh women like to be called a Madam. Personally I would rather have a mistress than a wife. Wives are like one armed bandits. It don't matter how much money you put in, you always finish up broke and they always shine.
KC
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Post by lazysod on Mar 26, 2009 17:26:32 GMT
I think the world has gone a bit nuts with the politically correct rules.
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Post by buzzy on Mar 26, 2009 20:48:55 GMT
Some might say that was utopia Ken.  |
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Post by ken on Mar 27, 2009 11:26:13 GMT
Its the opposite ends of the spectrum Buz. A mistresses job is to keep you happy and a wifes is to keep you miserable.
KC
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Post by Angelstardust on Mar 28, 2009 22:56:44 GMT
the Mistress/Mrs dominates the house.
I use my married surname for family stuff and the American style hyphenated version of my maiden name and married for public stuff and writing, but not for the political work as I need to be apolitical in some jobs and it separates the two worlds.
I do not answer to Ms.
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