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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. List of catchphrases in American and British mass media

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    This is a list of catchphrases found in American and British english language television and film, where a catchphrase is a short phrase or expression that has gained usage beyond its initial scope.

  4. First lady - Wikipedia

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    First lady. First Lady or First Gentleman is an unofficial title usually used for the spouse, and occasionally used for the offspring or other relative, of a non- monarchical head of state or chief executive. [1][2][3] The term is also used to describe a person seen to be at the top of her profession or art. [4]

  5. First ladies and gentlemen of Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    Pacífica Fernández Oreamuno. Formation. 8 May 1847. First Lady or First Gentleman of Costa Rica (Spanish: Primera dama o Primer caballero de Costa Rica) is the title of the wife or husband of the president of Costa Rica. Traditionally, the president's wife was colloquially known as la presidenta ("the president", with a feminine -a ending).

  6. First ladies and gentlemen of Argentina - Wikipedia

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    First Lady or First Gentleman of Argentina (Spanish: Primera dama o Primer caballero de Argentina), also known as First Lady or First Gentleman of the Argentine Nation (Spanish: Primera dama o Primer caballero de la Nación Argentina), is the unofficial and protocol title of the hostess or host of the Quinta de Olivos, and on special occasions of the Casa Rosada, usually the spouse of the ...

  7. Loyal toast - Wikipedia

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    Throughout the Commonwealth realms, the loyal toast is most commonly composed solely of the words "The Queen" [3] or "The King" (as appropriate), though this may be elaborated with mention of the monarch's position as head of a particular state, such as in Canada, where the Canadian Armed Forces codifies the loyal toast as "Ladies and gentlemen, the King of Canada". [4]

  8. Vocative case - Wikipedia

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    The ladies and the gentlemen have arrived to the nobility's ball. Hölgyeim és uraim, kezdődjék a tánc! (My) Ladies and (my) gentlemen, let the dancing begin! Ha az Úr nem építi a házat, hiába fáradoznak az építők. Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain. Magasztallak Uram, felemeltél engem!

  9. Ladies and gentlemen (salutation) - Wikipedia

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    Ladies and gentlemen is a salutation and irreversible binomial used in the field of entertainment, sports and theater since the 19th century. [1] The salutation is unlike most English language gendered irreversible binomials which typically place the male term before the female term. [1][2] Before the 19th century, the terms "gentil men and ...