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  1. In that I did not do what I am about to describe, I cannot select "Other" in the poll. Shortly after I was married, I received a note in the mail from my mother-in-law. The envelope was addressed to "Mrs. My-first-name Husband's-first-name Husband's-surname". I figured she was just in a hurry. Turns out that in her region of Greek culture, that is how things were done. She did this herself, here in the U.S. Her husband's given name became her middle name, followed by his surname. Of course, the far greater problem with Greek names is the naming system which results in the same given names heavily represented within any given extended family. At my wedding reception, a woman introduced herself to one of my uncles with a friendly, "Hi! I'm M____, X____ Y____'s wife." (I had just gotten married to "X___ Y___".) My uncle was shocked!
  2. I really like the name Margaret (which means "pearl"), and also like the nickname Maggie. I dislike the nickname Marge. "Trixie" is strongly off-putting to me. I would unconsciously assume the girl was silly and/or affected. As when poor girls around the country were saddled with "Buffy", "Muffy" and other names of that fad's era. Beatrice, however, is lovely and regal. (as is Margaret). Don't use a nickname if you choose Beatrice! (although within the family, I could get along with "Bea")
  3. The women whom I have known to hyphenate the surname have children who bear only the father's surname. Undoubtedly there are exceptions!
  4. The name Eleanor must be making a comeback -- ? My daughter told me yesterday that she received a text from a friend whose sibling has a new baby named Eleanor.
  5. Also was the norm for the absolutely non-monied families. My mother came from what disgustingly obnoxious people would call "poor white trash" because her family was nearly destitute and lived literally by the tracks. When she married, she became "Mrs. A. C. D." She did not have any hang-ups about receiving mail addressed to "Mrs. DH-Name DH-Surname". (nor do I) The only "name shift" routine at our house is to omit the Ph.D. from DH's name for all situations other than work-related. (He speaks at conferences, where use of the academic title is expected.)
  6. The only deli meats we buy are made without any chemicals or preservatives. If I buy the meat (freshly sliced) on a Saturday morning, the last day for safe use is Tuesday.
  7. We joked that when she had birthday parties, we could filch cups and napkins from chain locations. It is too bad, because I did want to give her the middle name "Frances" after a very much loved great-aunt.
  8. Texas, Oklahoma, Alabama, Illinois, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Kentucky are the areas I know best. I also am older than most posters at the boards. Not the oldest, but among the oldest.
  9. It must have been general practice for many years, in that the WTM board is the first place that I ever heard otherwise! :001_smile:
  10. Bringing back hilarious family memories. My daughter's middle name nearly was one that begins with the letter "F" -- until we realized that her initials would be. . . KFC
  11. No "e". If she does not want consecutive "r"s, she could consider Elnora Rose. (a variation of Eleanor). Not as euphonious as Eleanor Rose (a beautiful name, by the way!), but a release from what she perceives as a problem. NOW a question, folks: 'Fess up. Who came into this thread expecting a discussion of "Ann" versus "Anne"? ( I did. )
  12. When I was working on a masters degree in Russian, I thought I might earn extra income by joining the Army Reserves as a translator. (I saw ads.) I figured it would be a civilian-hire job. During the interview, which was going quite well, I learned that it would be a regular enlistment requiring me to go through boot camp and the whole routine of being trained to use weapons. I understood, but weapons was a deal-breaker for me, so I disengaged from the process. Can you imagine someone on the job refusing to bear arms when it was a clear requirement?!
  13. Now I am curious. Those who never have heard of the title "Master" preceding a boy's name. . . Does this mean that you never have read older children's or older adult literature set in Great Britain or the United States? Genuine curiosity, as even had I not been raised where the title (preceding the boy's name on the envelope of written correspondence such as a birthday card), without fail I would have encountered the usage as verbal direct address and as third party reference while reading fiction.
  14. NOT YOU ! ! ! I was referring to the co-worker who -- allegedly -- complained about the woman wearing a hijab and carrying book(s) in a foreign language. NOT YOU ! ! !
  15. I can't help suspecting some degree of ill-feeling toward the flight attendant's religion. Good grief! I wear a headcovering to-and-from church to save time when I arrive because I'll be dashing into the choir. I also carry books filled with weird-looking foreign language characters (prayer book and/or Holy Gospels in Church Slavonic). Guess I should protect my backside against hyper-nervous U.S. Citizens.
  16. That is extreme. How would a cab driver know what was in a stranger's suitcase?? I don't put up with porn magazines, but if I were a flight attendant, I would not be morally at fault for such being present in a passenger's personal luggage.
  17. General practice in the U.S. has been for Miss A. B. C. to marry Mr. D and change her name to Mrs. A. C. D. In contrast, I became Mrs. A. B. D.
  18. I did not grow up with it, either. It appears sooooooo ingrained to large portions of the South, however, that I could think of no good reason to oppose it. In actual practice, it showed affection from my children toward adults who were non-relatives, but who were close family friends.
  19. When I see the title used in "old books", context helps. In a monied family, male children under some commonly accepted age were addressed as "Master ___". You maybe have read passages in which a servant addresses a son of the employer's family as "Master William" (or whatever given name). I am accustomed to address an envelope to be mailed to a boy under the age of thirteen with the title "Master" preceding the given name (which is, then, followed by the surname). I am a firm holdout -- so don't waste your all's preferred choice of retaliatory ammunition -- against the invented title, "Ms." A woman is married, or she is unmarried. She is "Miss" or "Mrs.". In order to avoid unnecessary backlash, I do use the term (in writing) for any woman whom I know to want it used. Never for myself, though. I know exactly who I am, and have no interest in disguising my status. When we first moved to Alabama, the "Miss First Name" practice drove me nuts. (as did the corresponding "Mr. First Name") We all adjusted, though. I prefer it to children addressing adults by their first names. (That viewpoint has been argued in other threads.) I don't worry about what name a married woman uses -- her own birth surname, her husband's surname, a hyphenated surname, whatever. The only "rebel" act of mine was to drop my birth surname and to keep my original middle name when I married. My middle name was the given name of my maternal grandfather, whom I never met. So I wanted to keep it in use, and my parents did not object.
  20. Over at the BBC news app this morning was a long article about the indefensible treatment of workers in India's tea industry. Yes, this is in another country, but so many industries, whether in the U.S. or in other countries march to the beat of "More profit. More profit. More. . ."
  21. Once upon a time it was lists of books for permanent escape to a blissful life on a deserted island. . . . Congratulations!
  22. The children's books of William Steig. They are listed toward the end of this Wiki entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Steig "Dr. DeSoto", "Abel's Island", and "Dominic" were much enjoyed by my children when younger.
  23. I would do the best that you can to provide whatever schooling can be done, knowing that there will be gaps until you are settled in to your new home. Our first year of homeschooling was tri-locational. We started in one town with me teaching while DH was cross-country at his new job, leaving me to sell the house. After the house was sold, we lived for six weeks with my [beloved!] mother-in-law in a city two hours south of our future home. On weekends, DH and I looked for a house in City #3. After we moved there in mid-December, we continued homeschooling in more settled fashion. That we always were doing "something" was good for the children during the months away from their dad. Best wishes!
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