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Mr. Brown/Mrs. Brown

posted 4 years ago by rudeboymurray (3241)
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Does anyone know if it was ever commonplace for married couples to consistently address one another in this way? I must admit that while watching National Velvet I found this quite tedious after a while.

[–] Otter (24464) a year ago

I've seen it elsewhere, and my guess is that it was considered quaint and old-fashioned in 1945.