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Who verbally uses the title “Miss” with a female's first name (regardless of the female's correct title) and why? [duplicate]
Who verbally uses the title "Miss" with a female's first name (regardless of the female's correct title) and why? Example:
Meet with Miss Debbie in the conference room at 2 o'clock.
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Is it proper to omit periods after honorifics (Mr, Mrs, Dr)?
I've been reading the Economist lately and they apparently don't punctuate honorifics like "Mr.", "Mrs.", e.g.
The popular rejection of Mr Mubarak offers the Middle East’s best chance for reform ...
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How to indicate possession when using abbreviation “Dr.”
I often run into a case where I need to say I have a doctor's appointment, but how would I properly punctuate it if I wanted to use the abbreviation Dr. instead of the word doctor? Dr.'s appointment ...
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What do students call their teacher in class? [closed]
Well, years ago I was an English teacher in an English Teaching Institute. In the country I live, students call their teachers by saying "Mr. Teacher" or "Teacher" (literally translated) in schools. ...
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Is there a rule for using or not using the definite article before people’s titles?
The use of the definite article before titles is a confusing area - I always hear “Queen Elizabeth visited” and never “The Queen Elizabeth visited”. But I always hear “The Prince of Wales visited” and ...
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Is there any reason why English doesn’t add respectful words in every sentence? [closed]
My mother tongue, Korean, and its neighbor Japanese have postpositions for expressing honoring the opposite in each sentence when we say to seniors or strangers if these are younger than the speaker. ...
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punctuation when addressing a person's name [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is it proper to omit periods after honorifics (Mr, Mrs, Dr)?
Should I use a full stop after Mr. or Mrs. as in Mr. Smith or Mrs. Smith or should I write Mr Smith and Mrs ...
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Addressing a former office-holder by that office's title [closed]
When is it appropriate to use an "expired" honorific to address or refer to a person?
In the U.S., former state governors are occasionally referred to as "Governor So-and-so", although they have not ...
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When addressing my 'Sensei', should I omit the possessive “my”?
In English, when (if ever) is it appropriate to use the possessive with a formal title when addressing someone? Kind of like I would say, "As you wish, my greatest of loves."
For example,
Thank ...
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When is it appropriate to use the title “Miss” as opposed to “Ms.”?
There has been some disagreement in my other online searches, and in my own education.
Assuming that I do not know if the individual addressed is married, when should I use Miss Brown, and when ...
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