Monday, January 6, 2014

Master and Miss

Master George, Miss Sybie and their parents, the ones that lived
 
Fun fact: Children of the aristocracy had their own titles.  Little boys were referred to as Master ______ and little girls referred to as Miss __________ by anyone who was socially lower than them- nannies, servants, neighbors, etc.  It was a sign of respect for the children who would one day take the place of their parents in the aristocratic realms.  Of course, when they have grown up, these titles were left behind as a sign of respect.  As noted in the BBC tv series Cranford by two ladies, "Master William Buxton!"- "Although I think we should not call him master now, he is so much broader than when we last saw him." Of course the two ladies are chattering about the fully grown Tom Hiddleston who has been quite grown up for a while now.


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