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Thread #125221 Message #2772961
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
24-Nov-09 - 05:54 PM
Thread Name: BS: Usage: -ess suffix for female operatives
Subject: RE: BS: Usage: -ess suffix for female operatives
Strictly speaking no woman is ever a "Mc/Mac etc" in her own right. The female equivalent is "Ni" (daughter of).