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  2. English honorifics - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Lady A - Wikipedia

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    Lady A was formed in 2006 [5] by Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood, and Hillary Scott in Nashville, Tennessee.Scott, a Nashville native, is the daughter of country music singer Linda Davis, best known for collaborating with Reba McEntire on her 1993 single "Does He Love You", [6] and Charles Kelley is the brother of pop and country artist Josh Kelley. [7]

  4. Lady A discography - Wikipedia

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    Lady A (formerly known as Lady Antebellum [1]) are an American country music group composed of Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood. They have released nine studio albums (which includes one Christmas album), two extended plays, two box sets, and 23 singles, not counting guest appearances or digital-only releases. The lead singers are ...

  5. Ann Fisher (grammarian) - Wikipedia

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    Ann Fisher (later Slack; c. 9 December 1719 – 2 May 1778) was an English grammarian and successful author of several books. With A New Grammar (1745), she became the first woman to publish on modern English grammar, although Elizabeth Elstob had published a grammar of Anglo-Saxon (Old English) in 1715.

  6. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    (Also used in US; joint, j, or blunt more widely used.) spotted dick an English steamed suet pudding containing dried fruit (usually currants), commonly served with custard. squaddie (informal) a non-commissioned soldier (US: grunt) square go unarmed brawl [157] squadron leader an Air Force officer rank (US: major) squidgy

  7. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    If known, their origins are noted. A proverbial phrase or expression is a type of conventional saying similar to a proverb and transmitted by oral tradition. The difference is that a proverb is a fixed expression, while a proverbial phrase permits alterations to fit the grammar of the context. [1] [2] In 1768, John Ray defined a proverbial ...

  8. May Whitty - Wikipedia

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    Dame Mary Louise Webster, (née Whitty; 19 June 1865 – 29 May 1948), known professionally as May Whitty and later, for her charity work, Dame May Whitty, was an English stage and film actress. She was one of the first two women entertainers to become a Dame.

  9. Marie Castello - Wikipedia

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    Marie Castello (May 25, 1915 [1] – June 27, 2008), who was known as Madam Marie, was an American fortune teller and psychic reader who worked on the Asbury Park, New Jersey, boardwalk from 1932 [1] until 2008. [2] Madam Marie was the longest running tenant on the Asbury Park boardwalk. [2]