[QUOTE=alphaboi867]
That used to be common in Germany. The wife of Herr Doktor would be Frau Doktor, that same was not true for the husband of a real Frau Doktor.
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WE aren’t in Germany. :rolleyes:
IMHO It’s putting on airs.
[QUOTE=Zoe]
I have used “Master” on an envelope for someone under the age of 18…
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[QUOTE=legalsnugs]
As mentioned earlier, “Master” is the correct form of address for a young man under 18. The butler could not call him "Mister … " and could not call him “Will,” as that would not have been respectful, so he properly called him “Master William.”
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Announcing Mr. and Mrs. Bates and their son Master…OH :smack:
[QUOTE=Duckster]
Yet, the sheepskin is there to limit performance.
Whut?
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Yet another instance wherein the need for an SDMB monitor and keyboard insurance policy rears its head.
[QUOTE=spingears]
Announcing Mr. and Mrs. Bates and their son Master…OH :smack:
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In my Dickens class in college, one of the dim bulbs was convinced “Master Bates” in Oliver Twist was an intentional dirty joke.