What is Style (form of address)?
A '''style''' is referring to how you address{{efn|''Address'' meaning how someone would speak to or refer to another person.}} a person in a formal manner. It varies on the [[Social status|status]] of a person. For example a married woman would be addressed as ''Mrs'' ({{audio|En-us-Mrs..oga|Audio (US}}).<ref name=Sifianou65>Maria Sifianou, ''Politeness Phenomena in England and Greece: A Cross-Cultural Perspective'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999), p. 65</ref> A [[prince]] would be addressed as [[His Royal Highness]].<ref>Ambassador Mary Mel French, ''United States Protocol: The Guide to Official Diplomatic Etiquette'' (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2010), p. 117</ref> A male (regardless of being married) would be addressed as ''Mr''.<ref name=Sifianou65/> ==Examples== *Mrs Smith. *Mr Smith *Master Smith (Master is usually used by the oldest son in this case the oldest son of the Smith family). *[[His Royal Highness]] The [[Prince of Wales]]. *[[His Serene Highness]] The Prince of Monaco. *[[Her Imperial Highness]] [[Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia]]. ==Other styles of address== *Your Lordship or your Ladyship is how minor members of nobility are addressed. *[[The Right Honourable]] is traditionally used by [[Prime Minister]]s, members of the peerage, and members of the [[Privy Council]]. *''His Grace'' The [[Duke]] of placename. A style used by English/British Dukes. == Related pages == * [[Highness]] * [[Honorific]] * [[Diplomacy]] * [[Protocol (diplomacy)]] == Notes == {{notelist}} == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Styles (manners of address)]] {{stub}}