Honorific

Honorifics are usually placed immediately before or after the name of the subject. They may also be used to denote occupation, such as "Doctor", "Father" (for a Priest ), or "Professor". Some honorifics can act as complete replacements for a name, as in "sir" or "ma'am". Subordinates will often use honorifics as punctuation before asking a superior a question or after responding to an order, "Yes, sir".

HONORIFICS IN VARIOUS LANGUAGES AND CULTURES

English Honorifics are usually limited to formal situations.

Japanese Honorifics are similar to English titles like "Mister" and "Miss," but in Japanese, which has many honorifics, their use is mandatory in many formal and informal social situations.

Korean Honorifics vary according to social distinction. The Korean Language also distinguishes social differences with special noun and verb endings.

In Ancient Rome honorifics like Augustus turned into Title s over time, see also: .

Indian Honorifics abound, covering formal and informal relationships for social, commercial, spiritual and generational links. Honorifics may be prefix, suffix or replacement types. There are many variations across India. In Gujarati, for an uncle who is your mother's brother the replacement honorific "maama" (long 'a' then short 'a') is used and a male friend will often earn the suffix honorific of "bhai".

OPPOSITION

People who have a strong sense of Egalitarianism , such as Quaker s and certain Socialist s, eschew honorifics. When addressing or referring to someone, they will use the person's name, an informal Pronoun , or some other style implying social equality, such as "brother", "friend", or " Comrade ".

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