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In Internet slang, DH is an abbreviation for dear husband; it is commonly used by women on certain forums to refer to their husbands. Similarly, DD means dear daughter and DS means dear son. The Oxford Dictionary of English dates the origin of DH to the 1990s. [1]
In the English language, an honorific is a form of address conveying esteem, courtesy or respect. These can be titles prefixing a person's name, e.g.: Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms, Mx, Sir, Dame, Dr, Cllr, Lady, or Lord, or other titles or positions that can appear as a form of address without the person's name, as in Mr President, General, Captain, Father, Doctor, or Earl.
Widows are conventionally entitled to retain their late husband's full names and suffixes, but divorcées do not continue to style themselves with a former husband's full name and suffix even if they retain the surname. [5] Juniors sometimes go by their first initials and "J" for Jr. regardless of middle initial.
This article lists common abbreviations for grammatical terms that are used in linguistic interlinear glossing of oral languages [nb 1] in English. The list provides conventional glosses as established by standard inventories of glossing abbreviations such as the Leipzig Glossing rules, [2] the most widely known standard. Synonymous glosses are ...
Originally, Mrs was used with a woman's own first name and married surname. Abigail Adams, for example, was addressed as Mrs. Abigail Adams. [8] In the 19th century, it became common to use the husband's first name instead of the wife's. Jane Austen gave some of the earliest examples of that form when she wrote of Mrs. John Dashwood. [7]
"and husband" dwt. denarius weight "pennyweight" [1] This is a mixture of Latin and English abbreviations. FD Fid. Def. fidei defensor "defender of the faith" A part of the monarch's title, it is found on all British coins. INDFSSA In Nomine Dei/Domini Filii Spiritus Sancti Amen "In the name of the Lord, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen" [10 ...
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The Chancellor or by name Chancellor (social) [Name], [h] Chancellor of [university name] By name: By name or Chancellor: The Chancellor or by name Vice-Chancellor (formal) The Vice-Chancellor of [university name] [i] Dear Sir/Madam/Vice-Chancellor: Vice-Chancellor (if on a platform) or by name: The Vice-Chancellor or by name Vice-Chancellor ...