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   From: william.black@hotmail.co.uk   
      
   "a.spencer3"  wrote in message   
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   > "John Briggs"  wrote in message   
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   >> > How does one officially address Marquises/Marquesses in speech?   
   >>   
   >> My Lord Marquess   
   >>   
   >> Styled in writing: The Most Hon. the Marquess of X   
      
   Or   
      
   Dear Fred...   
      
   It depends who you are.   
      
      
      
      
   >> > How does one officially address baronets and knights in speech?   
   >>   
   >> You can't go far wrong with "Sir John" :-)   
   >>   
   >>   
   > We have quite a few around here.   
   > They're usually 'Ted' or 'Fred'.   
      
   My experience as well.   
      
   Most people with knighthoods don't use them,  or even like using them.   
      
   It's like people with PhD's being called doctor.   
      
   They're useful for booking tables in restaurants, and that's about all..   
      
   --   
   William Black   
      
      
   I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.   
   Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland   
   I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate   
   All these moments will be lost in time,  like icecream on the beach   
   Time for tea.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)