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Guest Posted 22 years ago
Letter Writing
Hyphenated names
How do you address a letter to a married couple that the wife has hyphenated her last name
John & Joan Smith
John Smith & Joan Jones-Smith
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John & Joan Smith
John Smith & Joan Jones-Smith
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Hi darlin’ Are you a sophist? I love these tricky questions. It’s polite to address a wife according to her husband’s surname.
- Hi darlin’ Are you a sophist?
- I love these tricky questions.
- It’s polite to address a wife according to her husband’s surname.
- Either she is married to her husband or she is allied to him in some kind of association.
- A married woman assumes her husband’s initials & surname.
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Hi darlin’
Are you a sophist? I love these tricky questions. It’s polite to address a wife according to her husband’s surname. Either she is married to her husband or she is allied to him in some kind of association. A married woman assumes her husband’s initials & surname. A colleague receives independent salutation
Are you a sophist? I love these tricky questions. It’s polite to address a wife according to her husband’s surname. Either she is married to her husband or she is allied to him in some kind of association. A married woman assumes her husband’s initials & surname. A colleague receives independent salutation
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