Re: CHAT: "Mister" (WAS: Re: New Lang: Igassik)
| From: | Roger Mills <romilly@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, October 24, 2000, 17:28 |
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Irina Rempt wrote:
>Until last year ago, at my kids' school, the only male teacher was
>called by his last name ("meneer Willemstein") and all the female
>teachers were called "Miss <Firstname>". Then someone noticed that
>this was kind of strange, and he's now "meneer Leendert".>
That's nice. Like the Brazilian custom, of calling you Senhor (varies for
gender) plus first name. A good balance between formality/familiarity.