> Hi Faith:
>
> Here in Florida, where linguistic consciousness evolves slowly, I
> still get startled looks when I insist that, "I ain't nobody's
> missus" after taking care of myself and my kids for 15 years! The
> term Ms. is not used here voluntarily by anyone. Has it fallen
> out of favor in the rest of the world too? Or never caught on?
Carol, I can sympathise with you. I have been fighting for years to get
the banks I have accounts with to send my account to Ms ... Not Miss. Yet
they insist. At first I thought - oh well, who cares. But then I thought
- why are they so stubborn - its one of the options on their list of
titles. So everytime I have to go into the bank to change address (fairly
often) I complain about my title. I feel that being called Miss gives out
the message 'available'. I find this distasteful.
Also though I think the use of Ms has not really caught on in west aus.
People don't seem to see language as import. I do, as most of you know by
now.
Yours Feministically
Ms Kylie.
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The thing women have got to learn is that nobody gives you power. You just
take it. -- Roseanne Arnold.
