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  2. French honorifics - Wikipedia

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    "Docteur" (Dr) is used for medical practitioners whereas "Professeur" is used for professors and teachers.The holders of a doctorate other than medical are generally not referred to as Docteurs, though they have the legal right to use the title; Professors in academia used the style Monsieur le Professeur rather than the honorific plain Professeur.

  3. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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    In French, it means summary; French speakers would use instead curriculum vitæ, or its abbreviation, C.V. (like most other English speakers). risqué (also risque) sexually suggestive; in French, the meaning of risqué is "risky", with no sexual connotation. Francophones use instead osé (lit. "daring") or sometimes dévergondé (very formal ...

  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. Ye (pronoun) - Wikipedia

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    The pronoun "Ye" used in a quote from the Baháʼu'lláh. Ye / j iː / ⓘ is a second-person, plural, personal pronoun (), spelled in Old English as "ge".In Middle English and Early Modern English, it was used as a both informal second-person plural and formal honorific, to address a group of equals or superiors or a single superior.

  6. Wikipedia:AKA names - Wikipedia

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    The long list of alternative names or titles for specific person is somewhat like documenting the etymology or formal origin of a word, such as starting with the Greek and/or Latin words, then the French word, or Old English, followed by the Middle English word, etc. Hence, the format is familiar and easy to copy, as if it represented the ...

  7. French grammar - Wikipedia

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    The simplest and most informal way to ask a yes/no question is by raising intonation at the end of a declarative sentence. This question formation structure is common in informal spoken French, but relatively uncommon in more formal spoken French or written French. Examples include: Elle va rester ici ? (Is she going to stay here?)

  8. List of countries and territories where French is an official ...

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    French is an official language in 27 independent nations. French is also the second most geographically widespread language in the world after English, with about 60 countries and territories having it as a de jure or de facto official, administrative, or cultural language. [1]

  9. Aka - Wikipedia

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    AKA, a French-language film; AKA, a drama film "A.K.A." (Jericho episode), a 2007 episode of the TV series Jericho; a.k.a. Cartoon, a Canadian animation company; Aka Pella (Histeria!), a character from the cartoon Histeria! Channel AKA, former name of the UK music television channel Now 70s