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oh no absolutely no. if there is one thing i will not do it's police how people from countries without something as insane as a nobility arrange the words in conjunctions that include "sir" and "lord" and even "keir"
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if there is one traditional aspect of being American I live by, it’s absolutely refusing to acknowledge or play along with British royalty and nobility bullshit
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To be fair the U.S. predilection to call people by a position they no longer hold is equally baffling to me. “President Trump” “General Petraeus” etc.
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yeah we should burn that with fire. Titles of office should expire immediately on leaving office
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For folks who insist, the word "former" is right there.
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“Former” is useful because it helps the reader understand the person’s relevance; obviously less important for someone like Trump but “former Ambassador to the UN Haley” is useful context. But it can often be better done with a note: “Ms. Haley, who served as UN Ambassador under Trump…”
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Oh no their title is now just "former" former trump, former Haley, former Regan, what were they before? Doesn't matter now, they are just former
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You’d think so, but not according to them or the press.