Dear Queenie,
My brother’s wife always refers to him as “my husband”. She never says “your brother” or refers to him by his name.
Queenie, is this bad manners, or am I just too sensitive about it?—His sister
Dear Sister,
This is not a matter of etiquette, but of your sister-in-law’s personal habit. She probably does the same thing no matter whom she is talking to. You could ask her why she never uses his name and it might make her think about and possibly change her manner of speaking – or maybe not.
