forms of address
How we address
Forms of address are the words and phrases used to address or refer to people according to their status, role, or relationship: titles like Mr. , Dr. , Your Honor, or Professor; terms of endearment like dear or sweetheart; or casual forms like first names and nicknames.
Different contexts demand different forms—what works at home may be inappropriate at work or in court.
- salutationsFormal words of welcome
- honorificRespectful form of address
- sirFormal male address
- Your HonorJudicial title of respect
- vocativeCase for direct address
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- court etiquettecurtsy, genuflection, precedence, deference, royal audience
- medieval customsetiquette, bowing, manners, curtsy, courtly behavior
- Victorian etiquettecalling hours, visiting cards, chaperoning, propriety, decorum
- ceremonieswedding ceremony, wedding, weddings, graduation, graduations
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Demeaning identity-based insults
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