U.S. vs. US

[freezeframe]

And it's great to call people by

their titles. How absurd to refer to Secretary of State Clinton as

simply "Clinton." Surely, it should be Secretary of State/ Mrs./ Ms.

Clinton. Good manners are sorely missing in today's world. Oh, I

forgot: this is a language website. Better stop now.

It's not a matter of manners. According to most style guides, after the first reference you can refer to people simply by last name. Writing "Secretary of State Ms. Clinton" in every single mention could be seen by some as pretentious and redundant.

I appreciate that you personally prefer what you call "conservative grammar" but that is your choice.

[Tdol]

Tand the Guardian (or should I say guardian)

The Guardian was once notorious for typographical errors, so a magazine named it the Grauniad.

[TheParser]

The Guardian was once notorious for typographical errors, so a magazine named it the Grauniad.

I read the Guardian online each morning, and I have noticed that

occasionally it does, indeed, have mistakes. By the way, "everyone"

in the world admits that there is one word that perfectly describes

British (London) newspapers: All of them (regardless of their politics)

are absolutely SCINTILLATING !!!