Miestrâ Schivâ, UrN
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Post by Miestrâ Schivâ, UrN on May 2, 2018 15:44:13 GMT -6
For Americans and others not used to such things, the proper address for a member of an order of chivalry (knighthood) is "Sir/Dame [first name]", NOT "Sir/Dame [last name]".
Thus, you call AD "Sir Alexandreu" and you call me "Dame Miestrâ" (although I prefer "Citaxhien Schiva¨).
Grült méirci.
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Iac Marscheir
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Post by Iac Marscheir on May 3, 2018 8:33:44 GMT -6
We Americans are used to titles of honor (spelled WITHOUT a u), but we always use surnames after them, e.g. Governor Scumbag, President Manospequeñas, General Kissass, etc.
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Post by Þon Txoteu É. Davinescu on May 3, 2018 11:13:15 GMT -6
^^^ This ^^^ is the best exchange I’ve seen on here in a while! Love you guys!! LOL
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Post by Vitxalmour Conductour on May 4, 2018 6:05:28 GMT -6
We Americans are used to titles of honor (spelled WITHOUT a u), but we always use surnames after them, e.g. Governor Scumbag, President Manospequeñas, General Kissass, etc. Except, governor, president, and general are not titles of honour but titles of authority, which usually do go with full names or surnames. But in the end, this all sounds like a bunch of doesn't matter to me. |
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Iac Marscheir
Citizen of Talossa
yak marsh air
Posts: 782
Talossan Since: 12-3-2016
Baron Since: Qet Miestra tent zirada.
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Post by Iac Marscheir on May 4, 2018 6:50:31 GMT -6
We Americans are used to titles of honor (spelled WITHOUT a u), but we always use surnames after them, e.g. Governor Scumbag, President Manospequeñas, General Kissass, etc. Except, governor, president, and general are not titles of honour but titles of authority, which usually do go with full names or surnames. But in the end, this all sounds like a bunch of doesn't matter to me. They may be titles of authority, but people keep them after they’ve done the job. |
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Post by Vitxalmour Conductour on May 4, 2018 14:25:38 GMT -6
Sometimes, but not always, and sometimes modified. But if I keep my suitcase after a trip it doesn't become a toaster.
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Post by Viteu Marcianüs on May 5, 2018 0:01:53 GMT -6
I'd say it's still different. An honorary title is an honorary title and will follow the proper convention.
I refer to Queen Elizabeth without a surname, or rather (as British monarchs don't use surnames), Czar Nicholas and not Czar Romanov, Kaiser Wilhelm not Kaiser von Hohenzollern. An honorary title that stems from a former government position, however, would follow the convention of when the individual held that position.
President Carter will never be President Jimmy just as Prime Minister Trudeau will never be Prime Minister Justin. So this president compared to aristocracy argument is a bit of a false equivalency.
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