ANST - Protocol..how to sign your formal letters (grin)
nib
nib at flash.net
Wed May 27 18:57:55 PDT 1998
You always address with the highest title...that's the one that get's
you totally out of trouble- in order of precedence as per awards. If
someone is a Duke, Knight, Master..it's Your Grace for casual useage. In
court it would be Duke Sir Master blah, blah.
Common addresses for signing of your name in a formal letter is by
initials of the awards. You list them in order of descending order from
the highest down to the lowest.
Examples:
O.L.-order of laurel
O.P- order of the pelican
K.S.C.A-knight of society of creative anachronism
A.O.A- award of arms
FOR YOUR AMUSEMENT: A slew of award initials is called an "alphabet
soup" in *society slang*.
example:
Rayah Blackstar O.L., O.D.H, O.S.C., O.W., O.Q.F., O.G.A., O.S., A.P.F.,
A.O.A, O.G.P, O.S.C. blah blah blah...(*vegetable soup!!!)
Paul Mitchell wrote:
>
> Pick one, as appropriate to the context or to your preference.
>
> Stringing together multiple titles in front of a name is gauche.
>
> - Galen of Bristol, Viscount, KSCA, Pel.
>
> Pug Bainter wrote:
> >
> > Good Morning,
> >
> > I got a question.
> >
> > I know a bunch of the honorifics for different awards and nobility,
> > but what I don't know is how you are supposed, if you do, mix them
> > when a person has more than one. These are not to be gender biased,
> > but it's easier. For examples:
> >
> > Duke - Grace
> > Count - Excellency
> > Baron - Excellency
> > Knight - Sir
> > Pelican - Master
> > Laurel - Master
> > White Scarf - Don
> > Centurian - Centurian (?)
> > Star - Honorable Lord
> > etc - etc
> >
> > Now if someone has both a Barony and a Laurel, what do you address
> > them as? What if they are a Knight and a Pelican? Don and Star? etc
> > and etc?
> >
> > I assume there is protocol for this, but I don't know what the proper
> > thing is. I typically either pick the one that is most promonant for
> > the individual in question.
> >
> > Thanks a lot!
> >
> > Ciao,
> >
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