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#2601334 10-Nov-2020 20:57

Handle9: Lord Behodar to you my good man.'

Reminds me of those ads selling "Scottish titles" - one of the benefits they list is "Having a Lord or Lady in front of your name will make people treat you better at airports."

Yeah, right.

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#2601335 10-Nov-2020 21:00

freitasm:

Reminds me of those ads selling "Scottish titles" - one of the benefits they list is "Having a Lord or Lady in front of your name will make people treat you better at airports."

Yeah, right.

But did you know you can now get one for your cat??

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#2601337 10-Nov-2020 21:05

snnet:
But did you know you can now get one for your cat??

The cat already has a title:

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#2601360 10-Nov-2020 21:51

In British English, referring to someone by their surname only is an indication of someone of influence talking down to an underling.

"Ah good morning Smith, the House please" is how Sir Humphrey tells his driver to take him to the Palace of St James (a.k.a the Houses of Parliament).
The underling is expected to reply "Certainly sir" or "The House, Sir Humphrey", or just maintain a properly obsequious silence whilst doing the driving.

Or a schoolteacher to a pupil: "Smith, your homework is late again"

In the case of the Auckland Herald, it's just a somewhat grating affectation

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#2601378 10-Nov-2020 22:24

Rikkitic:

Geektastic:

Nobody would be properly addressed as “Smith” unless they were in school or the army. It’s impolite.

Times change.

Only if you let them - it isn't an immutable force of nature like gravity.

The French still use Madame, Madamoiselle and Monsieur in everyday conversation, for example.

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#2601381 10-Nov-2020 22:28

Handle9: Lord Behodar to you my good man.

Ah, but now we need to know your full title in order to ensure we place you correctly in the Order Of Precedence and address you, your spouse, parents and children in the correct manner.

Please advise. I have a copy of Debretts Good Form somewhere hereabouts if you need to refer.

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#2601382 10-Nov-2020 22:39

freitasm:

Handle9: Lord Behodar to you my good man.'

Reminds me of those ads selling "Scottish titles" - one of the benefits they list is "Having a Lord or Lady in front of your name will make people treat you better at airports."

Yeah, right.

A couple of my University friends have real titles and I have never heard them report that they are of assistance in airports. They are good, from personal experience, for getting tables in full restaurants in London!

Sadly one of them ended up dying in a Kenyan hospital during an operation that he could probably have flown to London for so clearly not much help there.

As an aside, one genuine Scottish title, the Dukedom of Atholl, carries with it the last remaining private army in Europe: the Atholl Highlanders.

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#2602311 11-Nov-2020 23:42

Hey if you wanna get really anal about proper full titles:

Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.

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#2602418 12-Nov-2020 09:32

neb: At least it's not "Behodar Stormborn of House Targaryen, the First of His Name, King of the Andals and the First Men, Protector of the Seven Kingdoms, the Father of Dragons, the Khal of the Great Grass Sea, the Unburnt, the Breaker of Chains".

FTFY. Khaleesi means "Wife of the Khal"

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#2602608 12-Nov-2020 12:50

Paul1977:
neb: At least it's not "Behodar Stormborn of House Targaryen, the First of His Name, King of the Andals and the First Men, Protector of the Seven Kingdoms, the Father of Dragons, the Khal of the Great Grass Sea, the Unburnt, the Breaker of Chains".

FTFY. Khaleesi means "Wife of the Khal"

I am fully aware of that. Perhaps I should have given the full title:

"Behodar Stormborn of House Targaryen, the First of His Name, King of the Andals and the First Men, Protector of the Seven Kingdoms, the Father of Dragons, the Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, the Unburnt, the Breaker of Chains, and Reformer of LGBTQ Marriage Laws".

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#2602613 12-Nov-2020 12:55

DarthKermit:
Hey if you wanna get really anal about proper full titles:

Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.

Meh, that lot haven't had a proper title since they removed the "D G BR OMN REX FID DEF IND IMP". In fact it can be argued you're not really proper royalty unless you have so many titles they're just given as "etc etc":

Beatrix, by the Grace of God, Queen of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, etc, etc, etc.

Having a "Middle Claw of Justice in the Seven Galaxies" or similar in there somewhere doesn't hurt none either.

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#2602635 12-Nov-2020 13:20

neb: I am fully aware of that. Perhaps I should have given the full title: "Behodar Stormborn of House Targaryen, the First of His Name, King of the Andals and the First Men, Protector of the Seven Kingdoms, the Father of Dragons, the Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, the Unburnt, the Breaker of Chains, and Reformer of LGBTQ Marriage Laws".

I'm really not sure how to respond to that!

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#2602756 12-Nov-2020 15:21

“His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular“.

Could possibly add 'King of Scotland' too.