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  2. French honorifics - Wikipedia

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    French honorifics are based on the wide use of Madame for women and Monsieur for men. Social. Monsieur" (M.) for a man, The plural is Messieurs (MM. for short).

  3. Honorifics (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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    In linguistics, an honorific (abbreviated HON) is a grammatical or morphosyntactic form that encodes the relative social status of the participants of the conversation. . Distinct from honorific titles, linguistic honorifics convey formality FORM, social distance, politeness POL, humility HBL, deference, or respect through the choice of an alternate form such as an affix, clitic, grammatical ...

  4. Monsieur - Wikipedia

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    Monsieur (/ m ə ˈ s j ɜːr / mə-SYUR; French: ⓘ; pl. Messieurs / ˈ m ɛ s ər z, m eɪ ˈ s j ɜːr (z)/ MESS-ərz, may-SYUR(Z); French: ⓘ; 1512, from Middle French mon sieur, literally "my lord" [1]) is an honorific title that was used to refer to or address the eldest living brother of the king in the French royal court.

  5. List of honorifics - Wikipedia

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    List of honorifics may refer to: English honorifics; French honorifics; Canadian honorifics; Chinese honorifics; Filipino styles and honorifics; German honorifics;

  6. Style (form of address) - Wikipedia

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    Dom has historically been used on occasions in French, as an honorific for Benedictine monks, such as the famous Dom Pérignon. Rabbi, oral address Rabbi (or, if holder of the appropriate degree, Doctor both in oral and written communication) – rabbis

  7. Category:Honorifics by language - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Honorifics by language" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. ... French honorifics; G. German honorifics; H. Hokkien ...

  8. Honorific - Wikipedia

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    The most common honorifics in modern English are usually placed immediately before a person's name. Honorifics used (both as style and as form of address) include, in the case of a man, "Mr." (irrespective of marital status), and, in the case of a woman, previously either of two depending on marital status: "Miss" if unmarried and "Mrs." if married, widowed, or divorced; more recently, a third ...

  9. T–V distinction - Wikipedia

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    Under a broader classification, T and V forms are examples of honorifics. The T–V distinction is expressed in a variety of forms; two particularly common means are: addressing a single individual using the second-person plural forms in the language, instead of the singular (e.g. in French);