Comments on: Coraline in color http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/coraline-in-color/ The daily journal of a puppeteer and SF writer. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:49:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Peterbilt http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/coraline-in-color/comment-page-1/#comment-13241 Peterbilt Fri, 17 Aug 2007 23:04:21 +0000 http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/coraline-in-color/#comment-13241 Please, call me Chris. Please, call me Chris.

]]> By: Mary Robinette Kowal http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/coraline-in-color/comment-page-1/#comment-13236 Mary Robinette Kowal Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:30:41 +0000 http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/coraline-in-color/#comment-13236 Mr. McCamic, I couldn't agree more about the reciprocity of honorifics. And I thank you for your kind words about Coraline. momk: I know. But there's just no point. Mr. McCamic, I couldn’t agree more about the reciprocity of honorifics. And I thank you for your kind words about Coraline.

momk: I know. But there’s just no point.

]]> By: momk http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/coraline-in-color/comment-page-1/#comment-13229 momk Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:19:30 +0000 http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/coraline-in-color/#comment-13229 Awww. I wish Coraline had TWO ears. Awww. I wish Coraline had TWO ears.

]]> By: Peterbilt http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/coraline-in-color/comment-page-1/#comment-13207 Peterbilt Fri, 17 Aug 2007 04:43:36 +0000 http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/coraline-in-color/#comment-13207 Hahahha! Quite delightful in fact. You may be warming me to the practice. The one place in which I have difficulty with it is when people feel free, in the same social context, to refer to one person by their first name and another person using an honorific. Like in grade school when teachers may call on students with first names, but students must refer to the teacher as Ms/Mr./Mrs. My feeling about fair play is, if you are Mrs. Smith, then I am Mr. McCamic. If either of us offers the other first name privileges, to accept is to make it a bilateral agreement. And referring to people solely by their last name should be punishable by law. Incidentally, the doll looks to be coming along beautifully, Mrs. Kowal. Hahahha! Quite delightful in fact. You may be warming me to the practice.

The one place in which I have difficulty with it is when people feel free, in the same social context, to refer to one person by their first name and another person using an honorific. Like in grade school when teachers may call on students with first names, but students must refer to the teacher as Ms/Mr./Mrs. My feeling about fair play is, if you are Mrs. Smith, then I am Mr. McCamic. If either of us offers the other first name privileges, to accept is to make it a bilateral agreement.

And referring to people solely by their last name should be punishable by law.

Incidentally, the doll looks to be coming along beautifully, Mrs. Kowal.

]]> By: Mary Robinette Kowal http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/coraline-in-color/comment-page-1/#comment-13205 Mary Robinette Kowal Fri, 17 Aug 2007 04:32:07 +0000 http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/coraline-in-color/#comment-13205 See, I'm a big fan of honorifics. I taught a stenography class at a drama camp. The kids ranged from 2nd to 7th grades. In one class, I did things as usual. During the afternoon class, I explained honorifics and said that we would all be Mr. or Miss or Mrs. I told them that if any of them were uncomfortable, just to say, "Please, call me [given name.]" Not one of them did. That class was also so well-behaved, compared to the other, that it was astonishing. I think it's harder to yell "Mr. Bruner! Stop touching me!" A year later, I saw one of them in the grocery store and said, "Hello Miss Thompson." She beamed like I'd given her an Easter egg. My... this is quite the digression, isn't it? See, I’m a big fan of honorifics. I taught a stenography class at a drama camp. The kids ranged from 2nd to 7th grades. In one class, I did things as usual. During the afternoon class, I explained honorifics and said that we would all be Mr. or Miss or Mrs. I told them that if any of them were uncomfortable, just to say, “Please, call me [given name.]” Not one of them did. That class was also so well-behaved, compared to the other, that it was astonishing. I think it’s harder to yell “Mr. Bruner! Stop touching me!”

A year later, I saw one of them in the grocery store and said, “Hello Miss Thompson.” She beamed like I’d given her an Easter egg.

My… this is quite the digression, isn’t it?

]]> By: Peterbilt http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/coraline-in-color/comment-page-1/#comment-13204 Peterbilt Fri, 17 Aug 2007 04:09:49 +0000 http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/coraline-in-color/#comment-13204 Well, yes, there is that. I suppose it would sound sillier to just call him "Dave." He just strikes me as someone who lives in a space in your head that is odd to associate with "Mr." Like when the Wall Street Journal does an article on Pee Wee's Playhouse and refers to "Mr. Herman." Only less extremely so. Well, yes, there is that. I suppose it would sound sillier to just call him “Dave.” He just strikes me as someone who lives in a space in your head that is odd to associate with “Mr.” Like when the Wall Street Journal does an article on Pee Wee’s Playhouse and refers to “Mr. Herman.” Only less extremely so.

]]> By: Mary Robinette Kowal http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/coraline-in-color/comment-page-1/#comment-13203 Mary Robinette Kowal Fri, 17 Aug 2007 04:03:48 +0000 http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/coraline-in-color/#comment-13203 Well, seeing as how I've never met the man, it only seems respectful. Well, seeing as how I’ve never met the man, it only seems respectful.

]]> By: Peterbilt http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/coraline-in-color/comment-page-1/#comment-13201 Peterbilt Fri, 17 Aug 2007 03:18:17 +0000 http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/coraline-in-color/#comment-13201 I think it's really cute the way you call him "Mr. McKean." I think it’s really cute the way you call him “Mr. McKean.”

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