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Ruttonjee Posted 19 years ago
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00Is this true for a divorcee who will not continue to use her husband's first name and will be addressed as Mrs. Celia Dwlyer, not Mrs. Philip Dywer?02br
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0 Yes. The same is true if she is widowed. 0-

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0 Yes. The same is true if she is widowed. 02br
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00However, today many women are addressed this way as a matter of course, so it is not longer a means of judging marital status.0-
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00Do you mean most married women will call themselves for example, 'Mrs Celia Dwyler instead of 'Mrs Philip Dywer' nowadays?02br
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10Does it not depend on the country?0-
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0In the west most women use their own name.02br
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00The 'Mrs. Philip Dywer' form was only ever for very formal etiquette situations anyway, such as on wedding invitations, but it is increasingly falling out of use. She certainly was never called 'Philip' as her everyday name 05000.When I was married I would have been highly offended if anyone had called me 'Mrs 'hus
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