Ah, the French . . .
Better late than never:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2104826/Au-revoir-Mademoiselle-France-bans-word-Miss-official-documents-suggests-woman-available.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
I am charmed as all get out to read the the now banned word, "madamoiselle" derives from an old word, "oiselle" that meant "virgin" -- or, as stated here, "simpleton".
Charmed, I tell you.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2104826/Au-revoir-Mademoiselle-France-bans-word-Miss-official-documents-suggests-woman-available.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
I am charmed as all get out to read the the now banned word, "madamoiselle" derives from an old word, "oiselle" that meant "virgin" -- or, as stated here, "simpleton".
Charmed, I tell you.
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