Friday, 26 June 2009
A Fine Point of Etiquette
Zoe Brain

http://aebrain.blogspot.com/2009/06/fine-point-of-etiquette.html

Ok, we have two interesting issues here. Supposing you think the person you want to contact has had what is colloquially known as a "sex change". Or maybe you've misunderstood, and are contacting a relative, a sister perhaps? How do you broach the subject? To get it wrong would be a gaffe of not just massive, but truly Cosmic proportions. Bidenesque.

On this one - don't sweat the small stuff. The author handled it exactly right. Say who you're trying to contact, making no assumptions.