Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!sdcsvax!sdccsu3!iz579 From: iz579@sdccsu3.UUCP (iz579) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: Mr., Ms., Miss, and Mrs. Message-ID: <757@sdccsu3.UUCP> Date: Tue, 21-Jun-83 02:56:16 EDT Article-I.D.: sdccsu3.757 Posted: Tue Jun 21 02:56:16 1983 Date-Received: Wed, 22-Jun-83 10:25:22 EDT References: <244@umcp-cs.UUCP> rabbit.1605 Lines: 8 First name basis is a good aproach, but it doesn't work in formal situations like addresses, etc. In California, and much of the West coast FNB is quite prevalent, but I must say it took me a long time to get used to it after many years of East coast stuffiness. Also FNB does not solve the problem of women losing their maiden names after marriage. I find this much more annoying than the Miss./Ms./Mrs. problem. Husband of a Feminist.