Abbreviated suffixes are often used in lieu of the full style and title of people, particularly if their titles are lengthy. For example, in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries the full name, style, and titles are used in formal communications to and from the Monarch, as in: "Our Right trusty and well-beloved counsellor Sir John Smith, Knight of The Most Noble Order of the Garter, Knight Commander of the Most Excellent O ...

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This includes such titles as Esq., used for an attorney (usually a practicing attorney) in the USA who has passed a state bar examination, and CSA (casting) and ASCAP, which indicate membership in professional societies. Officers and enlisted in the United States Military will add an abrreviation of the service frequently to disambiguate seniority, and reserve status. For example, Captain Smith, USN, outranks Captain Jones, USMC. Members of religious orders will commonly use their order's initials as a suffix to their personal name. F ...

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The English suffix -ology or -logy denotes a field of study or academic discipline, and -ologist describes a person who studies that field. -logy - Etymology. The word ology is a back-formation from the names of these disciplines. "-logy" basically means "the study of ____". Such words are formed from Greek or Latin roots with the terminal -logy derived from the Greek suffix -λογια (-logia), speaking, from λεγειν (legein), ...

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Not all of these are exclusive to Scots and may also occur in other Anglic varieties. Scots language - The definite article. The is used before the names of seasons, days of the week, many nouns, diseases, trades, occupations, sciences and academic subjects. It is also often used in place of the indefinite article and instead of a possessive pronoun: the hairst (autumn), the Wadensday (wednesday), awa til the kirk (off to church), the nou (at the moment), the day ( ...

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Not all of these are exclusive to Scots and may also occur in other Anglic varieties. Scots language - The definite article. The is used before the names of seasons, days of the week, many nouns, diseases, trades, occupations, sciences and academic subjects. It is also often used in place of the indefinite article and instead of a possessive pronoun: the hairst (autumn), the Wadensday (wednesday), awa til the kirk (off to church), the nou (at the moment), the day ( ...

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