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So, you're saying your wife did change her last name, but not the honorific? That's an interesting combination I hadn't encountered before. Probably worth addin
by webmaven 6y ago
So, you're saying your wife did change her last name, but not the honorific? That's an interesting combination I hadn't encountered before. Probably worth adding to the "Things Programmers Beleive About Names" list.
- hnick 6y agoAh no I missed your implication there. She didn't. It isn't unheard of though, some people stay with Ms as a default if they don't think their marital status is anyone's business. It's a less political version of Mz I guess, which is something one teacher I had used and made sure we knew about.
- webmaven 6y agoI suppose I assumed that anyone inclined to leave the honorific unchanged would also be inclined to leave their last name unchanged as well. But we all know what they say about assumptions...