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March 31, 2021 8:15 pm at 8:15 pm
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akuperma
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The US equivalents were abolished in 1776. The United States is a republic (small “r”, and proud of it).
The only title of address is for a male is “Mister” (even “Mister President”). Attempts to have something more Brit-like fizzled out by the 1790’s (exception: calling judges “Your Honor”, calling elected officials “the honorable”, and lawyers using “esq” after their names).