Antedating of "Ms."

[Joel S. Berson]

At 6/22/2009 10:49 AM, Benjamin Zimmer wrote:
>Good find, Fred. When I first discovered the _Humeston (Iowa) New Era_ cite, I
>assumed that its reference to the _Springfield Republican_ meant Springfield,
>Mass.

I would have assumed that it was a reference to Homer's Springfield.

Joel

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