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No that title is only for the present incumbent. Who cares about title when you collect a pension for life after a short stint of doing absolutely nothing.redmanjp wrote:Question - do former presidents still hold the title of His/Her Excellency/President? the new President referred to several of them as President instead of former President.
hover11 wrote:No that title is only for the present incumbent. Who cares about title when you collect a pension for life after a short stint of doing absolutely nothing.redmanjp wrote:Question - do former presidents still hold the title of His/Her Excellency/President? the new President referred to several of them as President instead of former President.
redmanjp wrote:Question - do former presidents still hold the title of His/Her Excellency/President? the new President referred to several of them as President instead of former President.
redmanjp wrote:so did our new President already make her first faux pas by referring to former presidents as "His/Her Excellency President.." ?
maj. tom wrote:In USA they refer as former President, but address as President.
eg. In a news article they would say "former President Obama," but if it was a live press meeting or a conference people would address him as "Mr. President."
oh great now I have semantic satiation on the word President.
Formally Addressing the Former President
When addressing a former President of the United States in a formal setting, the correct form is “Mr. LastName.” (“President LastName” or “Mr. President” are terms reserved for the current head of state.) This is true for other ex-officials, as well. When talking about the person to a third party, on the other hand, it’s appropriate to say, “former President LastName.” This holds for introductions, as well
Informally Addressing the Former President
Now, let’s look a little closer. In an informal setting (such as a private lunch), it’s acceptable to use the title the ex-official held. Here, you could refer to former President Jimmy Carter as either “President Carter” or “Mr. Carter.” In reality, many people ignore this convention and refer to former Presidents as "President Last Name" when they are in settings where nearly everyone would afford them the honor of the title. Technically, this is still incorrect but there are enough former Presidents allowing this that it has become a somewhat common mistake.
Saltbae wrote:If the president is supposed to be the best we have to offer, we are doomed
daring dragoon wrote:wasnt there a Mr Kangaroo at the ceremony? or is aunty hazel calling the shot from sando? i still asking why rowlee put an indian woman as president? what does the garcia family have on him. is faris in d dog house? whay not a Young or Al Wari family member for president? how does camille robinson regis feel about having an indian woman as PM when she seems to spew venom when talking to of about any indian person/ too much unanswered question on that move as most unc supporters wont say they voting PNM because of that move as everyone shows she is aunty hazel neice in law and pnm in she blood.
Saltbae wrote:I see president kangaroo made it.
It was a PNM partyMaxPower wrote:Why wasn’t the UNC present?
Stooge festRovin wrote:is I who started calling she kangaroo so dise d name we call she here on tuner
she does look like ah man though
ppl does forget how she is a die hard pee nm & used to hush down d unc in parliament jes like all d other pee nm speakers but she now wanting to play suddenly unbiased, unc openly said didnt like she to become president so why would they attend her inauguration
doesnt make any difference to me since all presidents are govt appointed & it doesnt affect d price of bodi ...
j.o.e wrote:Saltbae wrote:I see president kangaroo made it.
How mature….. glad to see making fun of ethnic names is back on the menu.
Rovin wrote:is I who started calling she kangaroo so dise d name we call she here on tuner
she does look like ah man though
ppl does forget how she is a die hard pee nm & used to hush down d unc in parliament jes like all d other pee nm speakers but she now wanting to play suddenly unbiased, unc openly said didnt like she to become president so why would they attend her inauguration
doesnt make any difference to me since all presidents are govt appointed & it doesnt affect d price of bodi ...
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