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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 English-language expressions related to death

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    The act of killing by removing a person's head, usually with an axe or other bladed instrument A much-favoured method of execution used around the world. Notable examples include the French Revolution via guillotine, and the Tudor times using an axe. Deleted Murdered Literary Defenestration: The act of killing by throwing a person out of a window

  4. 30 Fancy Words That Will Make You Sound Smarter - AOL

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    The post 30 Fancy Words That Will Make You Sound Smarter appeared first on Reader's Digest. With these fancy words, you can take your vocabulary to a whole new level and impress everyone.

  5. List of titles - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of personal titles arranged in a sortable table. They can be sorted: Alphabetically; By language, nation, or tradition of origin; By function. See Separation of duties for a description of the Executive, Judicial, and Legislative functions as they are generally understood today.

  6. 20 iconic slang words from Black Twitter that shaped pop culture

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    The word "pressed" connotes a certain weight put on someone. It could mean being upset or stressed to the point that something lives in your mind " rent-free ," as Black Twitter might say.

  7. Category:Pejorative terms for people - Wikipedia

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    It should only contain pages that are Pejorative terms for people or lists of Pejorative terms for people, as well as subcategories containing those things (themselves set categories). Topics about Pejorative terms for people in general should be placed in relevant topic categories .

  8. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    Someone of importance and influence e.g. the big boss; [5] Lobby card for the 1930 movie – The Big House big house. Main article: Prison. Prison [28] big one Death [29] big shot Someone of importance and influence; Big boss; see big cheese [30] big six From auto advertising, for the new and powerful six cylinder engines inferring a Strong man ...

  9. Remembering Elwood Edwards: AOL’s Legendary Voice That ...

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    Elwood Edwards, the voice of AOL’s iconic greeting “You’ve Got Mail,” has died at age 74 after a long illness, his family said. Edwards recorded four lines and received $200 for his work.