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'Are there any MoneySaving Sultanas out there?' blog discussion

This is the discussion to link on the back of Martin's Are there any MoneySaving Sultanas out there?' blog. Please read the blog first, and then click reply to discuss.
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  • biscuit
    biscuit Posts: 16 Forumite
    According to Wikipedia (not always correct, I know!) the female form of Sultan is indeed a Sultana...
  • You think that's a lot? Look at the list offered by BA's Executive Club... :-)
  • bmr
    bmr Posts: 27 Forumite
    They got the cue from Brunei (a sultanate), where it is a popular bank.
  • I notice there is Earl, but no Countess? Interesting to note that apparently the English stopped using the term Count as it was considered to sound far too similar to a term of abuse...
    A shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man who does not exist.

    A young loner on a crusade to champion the cause of the innocent,
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  • i was at vision express and was supprised/shocked when they had princess in the drop down menu for the title field...i said "how many times does that get used".

    The BA list is rather impressive but most of that is to cater for worlwide titles.
  • I work with a Sultana actually, but it's a first name not a title...
  • jamtart6
    jamtart6 Posts: 8,302 Forumite
    the BA list is amazing! Most drop down lists these days don't even have a Miss.... its just 'new fashioned' Ms. which I really hate and think is P.C mad and it really gets my goat (or my sultana).

    :ABeing Thrifty Gifty again this year:A

  • I used to work for a major holiday company where we had a similar drop-down list, which someone on work experience had copied from Debretts or suchlike. Consequently we had an option for "His Holiness the Pope". Unfortunately, he had then gone through and added "... and Mrs" as a further option for each title. So we had the option of "His Holiness the Pope and Mrs." Sadly, the Holy Father and his wife always booked elsewhere.
  • biscuit wrote: »
    According to Wikipedia (not always correct, I know!) the female form of Sultan is indeed a Sultana...

    Yep, Sultana is a real title. I'm surprised that they've left out Sheikh and Sheikha!
  • This is not that surprising when you consider that Prince Charles is a major Citigroup shareholder (http://finance.yahoo.com/q/mh?s=C).

    But I agree, the BA list is impressive.
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