From: MB@nospam.net   
      
   On 18/08/2020 18:45, Athel Cornish-Bowden wrote:   
   > One well known example in the UK (well known if you know some organic   
   > chemistry, anyway) is that of William Henry Perkin senior and William   
   > Henry Perkin junior -- father and son, both very distinguished. I think   
   > the usual abbreviations are sen. and jun., not Sr. and Jr., but now that   
   > we're so much influenced by what the Americans do that's probably   
   > changing (or changed).   
      
   I know there are examples in the UK but it tends to be amongst the   
   "upper classes".  It is far more common in the US and more "ordinary"   
   people.   
      
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