Comments on: call me Countess

By: nat sherman

nat sherman — Sat, 12 Feb 2005 08:09:26 +0000

eye! dont care 2cee wear gee’s us walked(wok)or walks(woks)ie(i.e.)eye just {2′cee} how it looked!BEFORE! HE!! WALKEDTHERE!!! ….p.s… to the… b.s.t#e *body!.!!..!!!…

By: nat sherman

nat sherman — Sat, 12 Feb 2005 08:07:53 +0000

eye! dont care 2cee wear gee’s us walked(wok)or walks(woks)ie(i.e.)eye just {2′cee} how it looked!BEFORE! HE!! WALKEDTHERE!!! ….p.s… to the… b.s.. t#e *body!.!!..!!!…

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 20 Jan 2005 02:07:15 +0000

I can’t speak to the ignorance claimed by others, but the list seems pretty short, overall, against the full list of titles which might be claimed by folks.

And once again, despite claims above, it hasn’t been that long since the clergy were the most educated folk around. Too bad so many denominations no longer care about education – and so few who claim to speak on behalf of various churches have any clue what they’re talking about.

By: Plum Blossoms

Plum Blossoms — Tue, 18 Jan 2005 23:40:17 +0000

‘Ello Gov’nah!

Yes, "Governor" is one of the many officially recognized titles at United Airlines; other fun titles include "Baroness", "Monsignor" and "Swami"….

By: Sean Savage

Sean Savage — Sat, 15 Jan 2005 21:51:03 +0000

VeryRev !??

MostRev !!??

Wild. I’ve never heard of any such titles. Google doesn’t provide much help but I’m guessing those are obscure Catholic titles?

They left out “Pope”

By: Peter Weiland

Peter Weiland — Thu, 13 Jan 2005 23:08:21 +0000

I guess there are lots of Austrians working with United. Austrians are really obsessed with their titles in contrast to other German speaking peoples. A person who has the academic degree “Magister Artium” (Master of Arts) is addressed “Frau Magister …” or “Herr Magister …”. It is even quite usual in everyday life.

By: Andrew Gray

Andrew Gray — Thu, 13 Jan 2005 09:47:05 +0000

Eric: "Before [~1690], American clergymen were simply Mr, an abbreviation of Master. This was an indication that they were masters of arts. [...] During the Middle Ages, bachelors of arts were addressed as Dominus, which was Englished as Sir. That is why clergymen in Shakespeare's time were often called Sir - always with their surnames, not their given names, which form distinguished knights. The usage crossed the Atlantic, and persisted at Harvard and Yale down to about 1800 or thereabout. It explains the belief of many Americans today that their colonial ancestors were knights." - H.L. Mencken /The American Language/ (1945, footnote pp.281) So if you have a degree, you can be archaic and adopt one...

By: Eric Maldonado

Eric Maldonado — Thu, 13 Jan 2005 09:36:46 +0000

Only Mr. applies to me.

By: Alex Halavais

Alex Halavais — Thu, 13 Jan 2005 06:09:59 +0000

The Count

Danah notices that you can now have your familiar or professional title included on your United Frequent Flier card. I took advantage of this as soon as it was offered. Nonetheless, I’ve yet to have an airline employee refer to me as “my lord.” I’m…

By: tony

tony — Thu, 13 Jan 2005 02:17:10 +0000

is that Countess or countess;)?