tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post6655051320722115132..comments2024-03-27T02:55:10.109-07:00Comments on Irish Papist: The Dillemma of a Fusty Old Library Assistant When Writing a Business Email to a WomanMaolsheachlannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09406722311993627528noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-932096362187841702013-11-22T09:28:22.050-08:002013-11-22T09:28:22.050-08:00Dear Female Unit deserving of respect,Dear Female Unit deserving of respect,Antainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-53475760472459337162013-11-20T22:31:50.271-08:002013-11-20T22:31:50.271-08:00It's a bit too informal for me.It's a bit too informal for me.Maolsheachlannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09406722311993627528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-54527700402275198712013-11-20T17:08:07.688-08:002013-11-20T17:08:07.688-08:00What about "Hi Emma"What about "Hi Emma" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-32013414140824004122013-11-20T14:17:19.015-08:002013-11-20T14:17:19.015-08:00Because I might get a fire-breathing feminist chas...Because I might get a fire-breathing feminist chasing after me! To be fair, women have a point when they complain that "Miss" and "Mrs" specify marital status, while Mr. does not. But I wish, in that case, that "Mrs" had become universal in analogy with "Mr." Or maybe that "Miss" had simply become the form of address for a young woman, although there again you are getting into dangerous territory...I just think "Miss" is a nice word and it's a shame to lose it. And Ms, ugh, Ms...Maolsheachlannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09406722311993627528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-32031534331837847012013-11-20T14:10:57.015-08:002013-11-20T14:10:57.015-08:00So you like Miss, but don't like Ms? Why not j...So you like Miss, but don't like Ms? Why not just say Miss Emma then?Antainenoreply@blogger.com