Posted: 10 January 2011 at 2:41pm | IP Logged | 4
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Is it always "Your Lordship" or is it sometimes "His Lordship"? (As in, "which of His Lordship's issues of Fantastic Four features your favorite inking?" Does the "His" and "your" agree in that sentence?)Then, sometimes I've read it's simply "My Lord" or "M'Lord". Can Americans get some instruction here? •• "His Lordship" when referring to a Lord, "Your Lordship" when speaking to him (tho only the first time in a conversation. Subsequently, "sir" is sufficient.) Contrary to the impression you may have gotten from reading some comicbook stories, "My Lord" or "M'Lord" is to be used only when the individual addressed IS your Lord. Since my father's (and now my) title was what is known as a "noncorporeal hereditament" -- meaning no lands or chattles attached -- no one would ever properly address him (or me) as "My Lord".
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