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copyediting for too much "Lady Juliana"

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Some previous editor of this article knows that "Lady Juliana" is correct and that "Lady Penn" is incorrect, both of which are true. However, that editor seems to think that we should be using "Lady Juliana" every time we would normally refer to the article's subject as "Penn", which is definitely not true. (They also seem to think we should be using "Lady Juliana" many times when we would otherwise be referring to her as "she," which is again, not true.) We should instead be using "Lady Juliana" when we would ordinarily refer to her as "Mrs. Penn" (or "Miss Fermor")—that is to say, virtually never. We could maybe use "Lady Juliana" when we would ordinarily say "Juliana", which in standard encyclopaedic biographical style would be only when we're describing her childhood or when we need to distinguish her from another Penn (for instance, her husband). I'm going to copyedit the article to fix this overeagerness to use as many instances of "Lady Juliana" as possible. Binabik80 (talk) 22:19, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]