Why do people write 'Messieur' instead of 'Monsieur'?
Probably because they hear "Why so silent, good messieurs?" and think "Messieur" is the singular. :P
"Sir Drinkwater" made me giggle. :D
Why does Raoul always live in 'Chagny Manor', when the French don't have manor houses, the house described is never anything like a manor, and manors are also geographical rather than having family names tacked on the front?
I didn't know that. Do the French have an equivalent of manors?
I can understand why someone over here would assume that daily life in the 19th century was the same all over Europe as it was in England, but that's still no excuse for not doing any research.
As for the lowercase titles, I guess some people don't realize that what's acceptable on social media isn't necessarily appropriate on fanfiction websites.
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Date: 2021-03-06 02:56 pm (UTC)Probably because they hear "Why so silent, good messieurs?" and think "Messieur" is the singular. :P
"Sir Drinkwater" made me giggle. :D
Why does Raoul always live in 'Chagny Manor', when the French don't have manor houses, the house described is never anything like a manor, and manors are also geographical rather than having family names tacked on the front?
I didn't know that. Do the French have an equivalent of manors?
I can understand why someone over here would assume that daily life in the 19th century was the same all over Europe as it was in England, but that's still no excuse for not doing any research.
As for the lowercase titles, I guess some people don't realize that what's acceptable on social media isn't necessarily appropriate on fanfiction websites.