tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post3621646878477336935..comments2024-03-28T10:42:53.231-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Why there is an "R" in "Mrs."Minnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-79088004410886738792015-11-01T16:08:18.449-06:002015-11-01T16:08:18.449-06:00Why is the common abbreviation for Baltimore; &quo...Why is the common abbreviation for Baltimore; "Balto?" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-80598418784202679622015-11-01T07:43:13.543-06:002015-11-01T07:43:13.543-06:00This is the first I'm hearing of "missus&...This is the first I'm hearing of "missus" being thought of as an actual word. Of course Mrs. is an abbreviation for mistress, a much elided word. I suppose next will be the question of why there's no x in etc. since it stands for excedera. What are you kids doing to my language?!Asano Sokatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770102126110795244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-12326291429000207902015-10-30T07:51:10.415-05:002015-10-30T07:51:10.415-05:00It's no doubt a dying trend, but I have known ...It's no doubt a dying trend, but I have known some older women in the South who pronounced Mrs. as something like "miz-riz," which I found rather charming.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886235781193253514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-56861878472951445422015-10-29T18:55:35.472-05:002015-10-29T18:55:35.472-05:00I remember learning in school for the first time h...I remember learning in school for the first time how "missus" was spelt, and being repulsed by it — it looked such an ugly word! Anyway, the article includes some interesting facts.Adrian Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06469026342375625260noreply@blogger.com