What the hell is a Grammar Anarchist?
You can be one! Since we don’t have a U.S. language, feel FREE to set your own rules -- interpret grammar YOUR WAY. You’re not in England anymore. Join the anarchy of U.S. grammar! Make your choices and preserve them in YOUR STYLE MANUAL. —The Grammar Anarchist
Thursday, June 23, 2011
What's In a Name — Part II
What about women's names? Does your newspaper still use the sexist Mrs. / Miss? OR Hepzibah Jones? Or does it use the man's name (Jones) and the woman's name with title, Ms. Jones? OR worse yet, her first name, Hepzibah?
Hepzibah? You had to reach for that one! In my novels I use Miss Susan or Mizz Parker all the time. It's the way southern bells talk.
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