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71Barber, Mr — Addressed to a barber by Tom in Fielding’s Tom Jones. He also calls him tonsor, which is the Latin word for barber, and later says: ‘Mr Barber, or Mr Surgeon, or Mr Barber Surgeon…’. The latter terms are a reminder that in the eighteenth… …
72fleabag — Addressed in an unfriendly way to an elderly man by another man in The Occupation, by David Caute. This is an unusual extension of the slang use of ‘fleabag’, which is normally applied to an inferior horse (or to a mattress, sleeping bag, or… …
73guard — Addressed to an individual soldier or a group of soldiers standing guard, or to the guard of a stagecoach or train. See also coachman …
74hunters, you — Addressed to a group of boys who have been designated hunters in Lord of the Flies, by William Golding …
75violins — Addressed by the conductor of an orchestra to the players of those instruments in The Beethoven Conspiracy, by Thomas Hauser. ‘Bass clarinet, you must play louder’ also occurs, a page or so later. The use of the name of the instrument to… …
76work’us — Addressed to Oliver by Noah Claypole in Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens. The fuller form of this vocative would be ‘workhouse boy’, Oliver having been born in that institution …
77literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
78Wikipedia:Featured article candidates — Here, we determine which articles are to be featured articles (FAs). FAs exemplify Wikipedia s very best work and satisfy the FA criteria. All editors are welcome to review nominations; please see the review FAQ. Before nominating an article,… …
79Ecclesiastical Addresses — • Rules as to what is fitting and customary in the matter of ecclesiastical correspondence Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ecclesiastical Addresses Ecclesiastical Addresses …
80T–V distinction — In sociolinguistics, a T–V distinction is a contrast, within one language, between second person pronouns that are specialized for varying levels of politeness, social distance, courtesy, familiarity, or insult toward the addressee. Contents 1… …
