Bride-Elect

[Amy Burns Short]

From: "Laurence Horn" <laurence.horn at YALE.EDU>

> At 11:51 AM +0100 5/3/01, Lynne Murphy wrote:
> >--On Thursday, May 3, 2001 5:37 am -0500 Amy Burns Short
> ><amyb88 at BELLSOUTH.NET> wrote:
> >
> >>>Tonight, I read an engagement notice.  The second paragraph referred to
> >>the
> >>>future bride as
> >>>"the bride-elect" (quotation marks mine).  New term to me.
> >>>
> >>>Jordan Rich
> >>>htttp://funkmasterj.tripod.com
> >>
> >>This expression appears in one of the local papers; I'd just thought of
it
> >>more as a regionalism. Its usage is mildly jarring to this reader.
> >
> >I've seen it as well--I assume in western NY state papers, since that's
the
> >only place I read the wedding announcements.
> >
> >Lynne
> >
> Is it always "bride-elect" and never "groom-elect" in these notices?

That's been my observation.

Amy Short
amy.short at murraystate.edu