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Old Mar 13, 2018 | 1:10 am
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Originally Posted by Globaliser
Doesn't this stem from the (now mostly abandoned) convention that "Mrs John Smith" is currently married to Mr John Smith, but "Mrs Elaine Smith" would indicate that her marriage to him has been dissolved?
Or she was the Dowager Mrs Smith
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