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Honorary and Courtesy Titles

Includes questions related to the comprehension, usage and identification of honorary titles; expressions of respect.

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Do you use mrs or ms when you are single?

Miss is the title used most often by single women.

Mrs. is used mostly by women in traditional marriages.

Ms. is used mostly by married women who keep their original last name and by divorced women.

Is a dot added after shri like it is done for Smt. or Mr. and Mrs.?

Unlike a dot which is placed in honorary titles like Mr. and Mrs., a dot is NEVER placed or added after shri (श्री)

Is 'mister' upper case or lower case when addressing a man?

It would normally start with a capital M.

It would normally start with a capital M.

It would normally start with a capital M.

It would normally start with a capital M.

It would normally start with a capital M.

It would normally start with a capital M.

It would normally start with a capital M.

It would normally start with a capital M.

It would normally start with a capital M.

It would normally start with a capital M.

It would normally start with a capital M.

How do you claim your inherent title ie 'Lord' or 'Lady' if you were not initially given it on your birth certificate?

Probably by looking at or creating your family tree. In midievel times and even now, the royal families keep tabs on sons, daughters, nieces, nephews, even 2nd and 3rd cousins! If you can't look at a family tree, you could try a website like myfamillytree or ancestory.com. The key is to document your descent that entitles you to use those titles.

What genre is the book Mr and Mrs Smith?

The book "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" by Melanie Marchande falls into the romance genre. It focuses on the relationship between the two main characters, Mr. Smith and Mrs. Smith.

What is the proper salutation for a couple?

What kind of couple?

Unmarried? Their names, So and so, and so and so.

Married, Mr. & Mrs., any way you want to write it.

Or, Mr. and Ms.

What is the proper salutation for retired military personnel?

That would primarily depend on whether they retired as an enlisted man, or as an officer. It would also depend on your familiarity with the individual.

In general, you would just refer to them as Mr. Whatshisname, or Mrs. Whatshername.

Exceptions are usually for Field Grade Officers (Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel) and General Officers (Brigadier General, Major General, Lieutenant General, General). In these cases, you would use their working title:

Major : Major Whatshisname (Abbreviated MAJ)

Lieutenant Colonel : Colonel Whatshisname (Abbreviated LTCOL)

Colonel : Colonel Whatshisname (Abbreviated COL)

All general titles : General Whatshisname (Abbreviated BGEN, MGEN, LGEN, GEN)

Enlisted personnel do not usually require special salutations in general. Exceptions are for those persons with whom you're personally familiar with, and those are usually only high ranking enlisted personnel including:

Navy Chief Petty Officer : "Chief"

Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant : "Gunny"

Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sergeant : "Master Gunny"

Army/Marine Corps Sergeant (or higher) : "Sarge"

Always use discretion, as some persons would rather be considered civilians, and be referred to as such.

What is the proper salutation for two husbands and wives with the same last name?

If you are writing them both at the same time, you should use the format of Dear Mr. & Mrs. Tom Smith and Mr. & Mrs. Jack Smith. An acceptable alternative for a less formal setting would be Dear Tom and Betty Smith and Jack and Jill Smith. However, writing them both at same time may be slightly tacky. You might consider seperate letters unless it is a legal proceeding.

What is the proper form of address for a retired general and his doctorate wife?

Traditionally a general never really retires. They may retire from active duty, but they can be called back to service anytime by the President. Historically, military officers always kept their rank as a title but the idea fell out of favor after WWII, but it is still common and proper practice to address flag officers as general or admiral depending on their service branch.

A Ph.D., or an equivalent, is considered a professional designation and generally the people that hold them only use the letters or are styled as doctor in their professional lives. Also a person who holds a doctorate is never styled as doctor in written form, only verbally. When writing their name the proper way would be to use the initials after their name. Though it is also incorrect, to write Dr. Smith implies they are a medical doctor.

If writing specifically to the wife you would write:

Mrs. Jane Smith, Ph.D.

When writing both there is a formal and informal. For a formal letter, such as an invitation, the proper way would be:

General and Mrs. John Smith

Informally:

General and Mrs. Smith

Hopes this helps.

Which actress starred in mr and mrs smith?

Angelina Jolie starred in Mr and Mrs Smith. Brad Pitt starred as Mr Smith.

Which is correct - Mrs and Colonel or Colonel and Mrs?

Colonel and Mrs. Smith

When formally addressing an envelope the male always takes precedence. If the wife were a colonel you would address it as Mr. and Colonel Smith.

What is the proper salutation for a husband and wife when the wife has retained her maiden name?

Mr. John Smith and Mrs. Jane Doe

or

Mr. and Mrs. John Smith

Either would be correct, though the latter appears more formal and less cumbersome.