Subj : Re: 3xHa! To : mark lewis From : alexander koryagin Date : Fri Jul 06 2018 22:01:01 From: alexander koryagin Hi, mark lewis! I read your message from 14.10.2013 11:31 ak>> Probably the rule is, that if we speak of a particular ak>> president and it is perfectly clear what a man we mean, we ak>> can omit "the" (and write the word with a capital letter). ml> we don't call him President when we are addressing him ml> directly, we use "Mr. President" or "President hislastname"... ml> ml> incorrect: President, would you please pass the salt? ml> correct: Mr. President, would you please pass the salt? ml> correct: President Lincoln, would you please pass the salt? Well, is it correct if you ask, "Where is President?", or "I heard that President is on vacation." Can a girl say, "My father is President of the United Corporation" or she should say "My father is the president of the United Corporation"? ak>>> IMHO there is no logic, but, IMHO, the first capital ak>>> letter in President/Emperor implies uniqueness and ak>>> "the" becomes unnecessary. ml> ml> it is an honorific or title when it is capitalized... there are ml> numerous presidents or the USA still living today and they are ml> all addressed as above in many cases... We talked about using "the" before President. Bye, mark! Alexander Koryagin fido7.english-tutor 2013 --- ifmail v.2.15dev5.4 * Origin: NPO RUSnet InterNetNews site (2:5020/400) .