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Why Madam? Is that used here commonly? A Deathwatch Guard Send a noteboard - 05/02/2013 05:33:45 PM
I've never heard of it. Mrs. and its various forms all have their own awkwardnesses, but I'm sure something will be worked out.

I don't think Rev. or Dr. would be added to "President," seeing as they're rather small accomplishment compared to being elected to lead a country. Plus division of church and state, so I for one wouldn't feel comfortable having someone be addressed as Rev. President. At this point, even if the President was a doctor or reverend, or anything else that might have its own special title, the title would stay "Mr. President," simply to maintain continuity and keep things from getting confusing. At least I hope so, because that makes more sense than anything else to me.

And it would likely be "First Gentleman." They do say, "Ladies and Gentlemen," after all. First Lord sounds strange, First Man sounds weirder, but First Gentleman just sounds a bit awkward to say due to its length, but otherwise is perfectly acceptable.
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Proper forms of address (US President) - 05/02/2013 04:22:05 PM 762 Views
Why Madam? Is that used here commonly? - 05/02/2013 05:33:45 PM 469 Views
Madam would used - 06/02/2013 05:48:10 PM 461 Views
Re: Proper forms of address (US President) - 05/02/2013 07:14:03 PM 659 Views
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I think it's excessive - 06/02/2013 06:57:10 PM 422 Views
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Every other doctorate but medicine is useless? - 06/02/2013 10:20:40 PM 414 Views
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You're phrasing is rather ambigous then - 07/02/2013 12:26:46 AM 427 Views
"Your" and "ambiguous". - 07/02/2013 03:39:01 AM 437 Views
You're being petty and you're avoiding the topic *NM* - 07/02/2013 05:03:27 AM 274 Views
Ford had a J.D.?! - 08/02/2013 07:10:59 PM 461 Views
When it happens, language will have "progressed" so far... - 06/02/2013 06:24:00 AM 461 Views
President trumps other honorifics- for a man, it's always "Mr. President" - 06/02/2013 02:58:27 PM 450 Views
Thank you everyone for the input - 12/02/2013 08:51:05 PM 518 Views

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