Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Titular exception
The talking point heads and Experts always refer to Obama, McCain and Biden by their titles, as Senator Obama, Senator McCain, Senator Biden. (These are actually pronounced Snrbama, Snrcain, Snrbiden.)
But they very rarely include Palin's title. Nobody on either side calls her Governor Palin; it's always Sarah Palin.
Wonder why? I don't think it's a sexual double standard; other female politicians are typically named with their titles. Hillary is usually Snrclinton, for instance. Is it a class thing? Palin is unquestionably more like a normal American than a Dubai Cosmopolitan.
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Similar peeve: Why can't the Experts simply say President? In any normal context, President by itself means the President of this unfortunate land. The single word would have a different meaning only within a corporate boardroom, where it would mean President of the company. Yet the Experts always say President Of The United States (pronounced Prez-nigh-sates) and Constitution Of The United States (pronounced Consoosh-nigh-sates). ¶ 8:38 AM
But they very rarely include Palin's title. Nobody on either side calls her Governor Palin; it's always Sarah Palin.
Wonder why? I don't think it's a sexual double standard; other female politicians are typically named with their titles. Hillary is usually Snrclinton, for instance. Is it a class thing? Palin is unquestionably more like a normal American than a Dubai Cosmopolitan.
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Similar peeve: Why can't the Experts simply say President? In any normal context, President by itself means the President of this unfortunate land. The single word would have a different meaning only within a corporate boardroom, where it would mean President of the company. Yet the Experts always say President Of The United States (pronounced Prez-nigh-sates) and Constitution Of The United States (pronounced Consoosh-nigh-sates). ¶ 8:38 AM
