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- From: perez@mgr.hjf.org (Charles Perez)
- Newsgroups: misc.writing
- Subject: Re: Charactor Titles
- Message-ID: <1992Aug14.150921.26090@nocusuhs.nnmc.navy.mil>
- Date: 14 Aug 92 15:09:21 GMT
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- Yes, looking it up is a very good way of finding that odd tidbit of
- information. My biggest dictionary does indeed tell you how to address
- a king, an emporer, the Pope, and various titled people. What it doesn't
- say, however, is how a foreigner should address these people.
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- As a non-catholic, I would not address the Pope as "your holiness".
- I don't think he's holy. Similarly, calling a king "your majesty"
- would imply that I was one of his subjects, which would be
- unconstitutional given my citizenship. I believe "my lord (or lady)
- <title>" is standard for foreign nobility/royalty, but I'm not sure.
- "My lord Pope" sounds acceptable from a non-catholic.
-
- I guess I'll have to check with a reference librarian.
-
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