tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181473872981813533.post8200595620884868951..comments2023-08-20T06:52:58.253-07:00Comments on <small>On the Biography Course at <br>the University of Buckingham</small>: Saturday afternoon in OxfordEpicurioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11813134576394597235noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181473872981813533.post-69099741872551649252009-11-08T13:23:08.944-08:002009-11-08T13:23:08.944-08:00How to refer to the family is a big problem which ...How to refer to the family is a big problem which Dinah B didnt get right, in my view...<br /><br />if you use their first names, you exclude people who dont know that (say) Zoe is your daughter..<br /><br />"my husband" ( ie the possessive) reeks of the Queen.. it's my husband and I speak<br /><br />in fact I have used the definite article in conversation for years and year with friends... as in "how's the paramour?' ... so for me it feels -- well -- conversational..marybhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00345620258235386263noreply@blogger.com