Actually in the west their has been a feminist initiative to use Ms as equivalent as Mr. So it is used regardless of marital status in a lot of social interactions.Originally Posted by Gilrandir
Re: Happy New Year Germany
Actually in the west their has been a feminist initiative to use Ms as equivalent as Mr. So it is used regardless of marital status in a lot of social interactions.This! And the referent for both is the SAME PERSON THEY DENOTE! So "poet Burns" identifies the person by his name and his occupation. In "Chancellor Merkel" - by position and name. In "Ms Merkel" - by (wrong) marital status and name.
And you never ascribed a syntactic function to what you deny in being an apposition.
Did they treat all people the same irrespectively of their skin color and nationality?
Our genes maybe in the basement but it does not stop us chosing our point of view from the top.
Pape for global overlord!!Squid sources report that scientists taste "sort of like chicken"The rest is either as average as advertised or, in the case of the missionary, disappointing.
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