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Initials
Henceforth, I shall refer to people only by their initials, with the single initial, such as ‘F.’ or ‘L.’, being the preferred form of address. It shall be my way of embracing… more →
Robert Hickey's Blog
wrote 1 year ago: Reblogged from M.M. Bennetts: I thought today that, for a change, I would do something useful. Inde … more →
The Secret Pleasures of Dictionary Appendices
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wrote 1 year ago: Before the first day of school in the 7th grade, my mom bought my required school supplies at Gibson … more →
What's in a Name?
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wrote 1 year ago: First, a story about my mother. It’s the kind of story I can tell, but you can’t, because she’s my m … more →
Ritual Address
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wrote 2 years ago: I’m subscribed to more Christian e-newsletters than I can count. I enjoy keeping up to date ab … more →
CHARACTER NAMES
wrote 2 years ago: The most important attribute of a character may be his or her name. You, the author, have the power … more →
To Berlin: Westward via Pole and Deutsche
wrote 3 years ago: part four in a potentially complete documentation of Keith Birthday’s travels in January: part … more →
title etiquette
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wrote 3 years ago: I’m feeling awkward about names & titles today and thought I’d see what the scatterb … more →
How to Address a French Royalty?
wrote 3 years ago: I saw in The New York Times a reference to Jeane de France, Duc de Vendomeof the French Royal D … more →
How To Address an Invitation to Hill & Bill?
wrote 4 years ago: Dear Mr. Hickey: How would you address an invitation to Hillary Clinton and her husband?? … more →
Down the Rabbit Hole
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wrote 4 years ago: I had intended my debut post for this blog to be about the “Birther” movement. The term … more →
What Should I Call You? Our students' dilemma over forms of address
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wrote 4 years ago: I recently began to accept students for private online instruction, and a question that is becoming … more →
Initials
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wrote 5 years ago: Henceforth, I shall refer to people only by their initials, with the single initial, such as ‘ … more →
