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the reference formerly known
the reference formerly known
Feb
.
20th
,
2026
10:59 am
calimac
Why aren't people referring to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor as "the Andrew formerly known as Prince"?
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2026-02-20 08:42 pm (UTC)
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cmcmck
They are! :o)
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2026-02-20 10:43 pm (UTC)
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calimac
Using that precise wording? It's the wording that's important. The general sense, of course it's common.
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Date:
2026-02-21 11:56 am (UTC)
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cmcmck
That precise wording- it occurred to us as soon as the story broke!
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Date:
2026-02-20 09:22 pm (UTC)
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soemand
Good one. Touché
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Date:
2026-02-21 11:30 am (UTC)
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lsanderson
Because he isn't a musician from Minnesota? (That said, I think I have seen it in a Guardian column.)
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Date:
2026-02-21 11:57 am (UTC)
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calimac
But he doesn't have to be one, to fit this description. That's what makes this so delicious.
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Date:
2026-02-21 03:21 pm (UTC)
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sturgeonslawyer
In my case, because I would not wish to befoul the memory of the Purple One with Andrew's smarm.
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2026-02-21 06:08 pm (UTC)
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lsanderson
https://youtu.be/9XOGbf6j-Rw?si=NSgUBNDIBTJj8oRF&t=756
'My English husband, he couldn't believe it...'
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Date:
2026-02-21 08:41 pm (UTC)
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kayla_allen
I've started seeing that usage on BlueSky.
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Date:
2026-02-21 09:59 pm (UTC)
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athenais
I'm too busy enjoying the schadenfreude to be clever like that.
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Date: 2026-02-20 09:22 pm (UTC)Good one. Touché
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Date: 2026-02-21 03:21 pm (UTC)Got One
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