![]() The last time I looked, there was no legal definition of the word: it was a title invented by US feminists, adopted by the women's movement in 1971, which later crossed over to Britain. When I expressed my surprise, they countered that the legal definition of Ms was a woman who was formerly married. The form had been designed, they told me, to make applicants with the title Ms input their "original surnames". I found out the name of the company subcontracted to create the form - Atlantic Data - and called them. The program kept asking what my surname at birth was - annoying, since, despite getting married in 1994, I've had the same surname all my life. ![]() At the end of the first page, though, I hit a roadblock. When I was filling out a form for the Criminal Records Bureau recently - so it could check my suitability to work with children on a TV series - I was naturally asked for my title. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |