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What Are We, French?

Generally, I do not indulge in the grosser Francophobic passions of the crowd, but as we are going to have a woman as Speaker of the House for the next two (?) years we might make an attempt to understand how we should properly address her.  That is, of course, when we’re not calling her […]

Generally, I do not indulge in the grosser Francophobic passions of the crowd, but as we are going to have a woman as Speaker of the House for the next two (?) years we might make an attempt to understand how we should properly address her.  That is, of course, when we’re not calling her Nancy Nitwit or That Woman.  Some people think that we live in France and in the future are supposed to address Pelosi as “Madame Speaker,” when in English-speaking countries the proper title has been and presumably long will be Madam.  This is very straightforward and has to do with the most basic usage of our own language.  Essayions souvenir cette idee tres simple!

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