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| riddle me this | Entry #672896 |
Even if you don't normally read me, I hope you'll drop in to answer a quick question. Answer in blog comments, even a simple yes or no, for my thanks and a few gift points.
Now that I have your attention, I have a quick usage question for you. Do you understand, or have you heard before, the phrase "getting an MRS" regarding girls in college?
This came up in today's writing meeting: in RM's "Chapter Nine"  [13+], one reader didn't understand the phrase, and the other did. I initially assumed that this must be a cultural thing, that perhaps it is an LDS turn of phrase (much like the initials RM themselves, which when spoken aloud make me think "returned missionary"), but since the other reader had heard it before, I wondered how prevalent it is.
For obvious reasons, I need more than two opinions, so I'm asking you: have you heard the phrase "getting an MRS" before? Do you understand, for instance, the following sample exchange?
"What is your sister studying at Arizona State?"
"Oh, she's just getting her MRS."
If this is a regional thing, cultural thing, etc., I'd rather not include it in my novel without explanation or at least a winking sort of allusion; however, if it is as prevalent as I thought it was, I'll certainly include it. It fits.
So, good readers, tell me true: have you heard this before? |
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