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'Mademoiselle' gets boot in new French rules

Forget what you learned in French class about "madame" and "mademoiselle." The French government now says women's marital status shouldn't matter, at least when it comes to this country's far-reaching bureaucracy.

29.02.2012

(AP) Forget what you learned in French class about "madame" and "mademoiselle." The French government now says women's marital status shouldn't matter, at least when it comes to this country's far-reaching bureaucracy.

A new circular from the prime minister's office on Tuesday orders officials to phase out the use of "mademoiselle" on administrative documents.