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Post by Mia on Jan 21, 2018 12:53:19 GMT
The day before yesterday, I received a letter from someone of my mother's generation. It was addressed to Mrs..... I rarely write Mr or Mrs or Miss or Ms when addressing an envelope.
A cursory look through the InCoWriMo-2018 address book shows almost all have not expressed those titles (noticed one).
Professional titles are different. I do write Dr., Prof. I probably would write Sir, Lord....
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Post by rosesnbrambles on Jan 21, 2018 17:36:10 GMT
I think it really depends on the individual and the situation. If someone says/writes, "I'm Dr. (or Mrs./ Mr.) so-and-so," I will use that title until (unless) invited to do otherwise. I have a couple friends who have professional titles but I never address them using those. They prefer for me to address them informally. One of them recently invited my daughters to drop "Ms" when they interact with her. They've always referred to her as "Ms Judy" and her husband as "Mr Lee." She holds a doctorate and is a professor of nursing along with being their Girl Scout leader. If I wrote to her, I would use Judy and would address the envelope using Judy (Surname). When my oldest asked her to write a letter of recommendation for college, she used the professional title and full name: Dr. Judith (Surname).
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Post by radellaf on Jan 22, 2018 0:44:56 GMT
The "married state" ones I get mixed up, and they seem archaic and maybe a bit sexist. The ultimate being Mrs. {husband's name}. "Mr" is what people shout at me when they want my attention and don't know my name, so I have kind of a negative association with it.
"Dr" I'd only use in contexts where it was relevant, not on a letter; like, I read a book or saw a TED talk by Dr. Helen Fisher. OTOH, I probably wouldn't say "Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson," since he's more famous without the title.
Little bit of a bummer you get a title for those last two graduate years, but a BS or MS gets you nothin'. Unless you're a therapist, where you get the "MSW" postfix or whatever.
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Post by distractedmom on Jan 22, 2018 1:59:25 GMT
I about lost my mind when I got a letter from MY alma mater addressed to "Mrs. Jason Killion." Jason didn't even go there. I know that used to be considered proper, but it's 2018. They've changed it.
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Post by Mia on Jan 30, 2018 19:48:53 GMT
Did you receive many Christmas cards addressed to Mr & Mrs [man's name or initial] [surname] ? That doesn't look so bad when it is for both but...
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Post by penguy on Feb 24, 2018 16:45:24 GMT
I used to subscribe to a printmaking magazine. The first time I received it I was surprised to see my name followed by esq. The magazine came from the UK.
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Post by katiel on Feb 24, 2018 17:17:52 GMT
I used to subscribe to a printmaking magazine. The first time I received it I was surprised to see my name followed by esq. The magazine came from the UK. I’ve often wondered what the suffix “esquire” actually meant. It’s one of those things I keep meaning to look up, but never find time to. What does it mean?
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Post by penguy on Feb 25, 2018 5:58:50 GMT
I used to subscribe to a printmaking magazine. The first time I received it I was surprised to see my name followed by esq. The magazine came from the UK. I’ve often wondered what the suffix “esquire” actually meant. It’s one of those things I keep meaning to look up, but never find time to. What does it mean? What I found is that it is a polite title appended to a man's name when no other title is used. In another definition it is applied to a commoner considered to have gained the social position of a gentleman. So since I don't have a title I guess it is OK to be called a gentleman!
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Post by jamberrychoux on Feb 25, 2018 6:19:36 GMT
penguy said: What I found is that it is a polite title appended to a man's name when no other title is used. In another definition it is applied to a commoner considered to have gained the social position of a gentleman. So since I don't have a title I guess it is OK to be called a gentleman!
Interesting! I've only ever really seen it used in the context of a person who is a practicing attorney. Regardless if you are a man or a woman, but you are a practicing attorney, you can sign off as Jane Doe, Esq. or John Doe, Esq. But, then again, I work in the legal field, so that's why I often see this quite regularly.
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Post by sharmon202 on Mar 3, 2018 16:29:01 GMT
I do not use a title when writing, don't get many incoming. I agree it is old school and should go except for areas like Dr. or some profession where you might want or need to know.
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