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There are many forms of address. Of the first « Mr» we are use before a man’s family name when we are speaking to him or writing to him, also we use «Mr» when addressing a man in an official position. «Mrs» is used before a married woman’s family name. «Miss» is used in front of the family name of a woman who is not married. «Ms» is used before woman’s family name because it is not important to say whether she is married or not, or when you don’t know whether she is married or not.
Forms of address
There are many forms of address. Of the first « Mr» we are use before a man’s family name when we are speaking to him or writing to him, also we use «Mr» when addressing a man in an official position. «Mrs» is used before a married woman’s family name. «Miss» is used in front of the family name of a woman who is not married. «Ms» is used before woman’s family name because it is not important to say whether she is married or not, or when you don’t know whether she is married or not.
At that moment Mr, Mrs, Miss is not used with names of famous people. We can use Mister, missus and Miss with out surname, but it is not polite.
Except tge Mr, Mrs, Miss we have a lot of another forms of address, the are few of them:
Sir- used to a man who is clearly older /or mor senior then oneself.
Madam is used by shop assistants ,waiters ect. to their female customers. Except for thos type of situation, however, madam is less widely used then Sir. It is not used when addressing women-teachers (here Mrs/Miss with the surname is used), nor when addressing an older or more senior woman. It is only rarely used to address a stranger, ‘Excuse me, please’ being the usual form.
Doctor is used along only to a medical practitioners. When addressing a person with the degree
Of Doctor Philosophy or Doctor of Science the surname is always included.
Professor is used either with or without surname, depending on how formal or informal one wishes to be. (Simply Professor is more informal).
General/Colonel/Captain ect. Is also used either with or without surname.
Ladies and Gentlemen/Friends- to an audience.
Mr/Madam Chairman- to the chairman of a meeting.
Waiter/Waitress/Porter/Nurse ect.- to people in certain occupation/ However, this usage is now becoming rare, at least as regards Waiter/Waitress and Porter. Instead people simply try yo catch the waiter’s rye, for example, or say Excuse me, (please).
Officer- to a policeman. If one knows his rank, one may also address him as, for example, Constable or Inspector.
Less Common Forms of address
Your majesty- to king or queen
Your Highness- to a prince or duke
Your Lordship- to a lord (peer) or a High Court judge
Your Honour- to a judge (in a court law)
Forms Address within the Family
Small children address their parents as Mummy/Mommy and Daddy. When they are older
(about 10-11) they often change to Mum/mom and Dad. As adults they usually continue these forms, although some people (mainly members of the upper and middle classes) use the formal Mother and Father.
Grandparents are usually addressed as Granny/grandma (sometimes Gran or Nanny) and Grandad.
Grandmother and grandfather are used by some adults.
Aunts and uncles are addressed as Auntie and Uncle usually with the first name. Aunt it often used instead of Auntie by older children and adults, particularly in formal situations.
In informal introduction, if there isn’t much difference in two people’s position, status or age, formal titles and last names are not usually used. The person doing the introducing might use first and last names at first (for identification), but when the two begin talking, they often just naturally use their names.
In most situations, handshaking is optional, but these days it is more often done than not- especially in formal social or business settings. It’s very common for one person (or both) to extend a hand when meeting someone. If you are in this situation. And you are offered a hand to shake, you should grasp it firmly and shake it briefly. Americans often tend to make some judgements about people according to their handshakes, so make sure yours is not too weak or limp, not too hard, not too long-lasting. It should be firm and brief.
Here are some typical ways to being third-party introductions. Of course, background information, some details about the people’s relationship to you , and things they may have in common may follow these openings. They are arranged from formal to informal:
Ere are some ways to being self-introductions. Remember that the same ‘rules’ about background or some personal information that apply to third-party introductions apply to self-introductions. After you have introduced yourself, give the person some information about yourself or ask the person a question about himself or herself to have a basis for beginning a light conversation.
Responding to introduction
Responses to introduction don’t have to be very complicated or elaborate; they are usually quite simple because there are only a few set expressions we use in responding. So, after C had introduced A and B, the responses might be follows (from formal to informal):
–It’s pleasure to meet you (Formal)
–Nice meeting you too.
–Same here. (informal)
Note: ‘How do you do?’ is not real question doesn’t need answer (it is not the same as ‘How are you doing?’); it is used mostly n formal introductions.