We need to address the impulse to use a «dignified,»
even formal name while recognizing the practical realities when naming a pet.
First of all, there isn't
even a formal name for the category.
Not exact matches
Ask for it by its
formal name and you'll never find it, but mention Leonore's and you'll get a wide grin and directions, or maybe
even a ride.
The
evening's
formal seated dinner will be followed by an entertaining awards ceremony, culminating in the presentation of The John Harney Lifetime Achievement Award, formerly
named the Cha Jing Lifetime Achievement Award.
After an
evening of rolling speeches from Gov. David Paterson, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D - N.Y.) and City Comptroller John Liu (whose
name Rangel mangled from the stage) the congressman finally gave his
formal nomination acceptance speech just after 11:30 p.m.
Larger Pacific Striped octopus; image courtesy of Richard Ross Of the hundreds of known octopus species, most are anti-social, practice safe sex (to avoid getting eaten by a mate) and lay just one clutch of eggs before dying.The poorly understood larger Pacific striped octopus, however, seems to break from these conventions: They are somewhat social, they mate face - to - face, and the females produce multiple batches of offspring.The octopus is so rare that science has yet to
even give it a
formal Latin
name.
It took until earlier this year before the asteroid
even qualified to be given a
formal name.
You can't just call her»Em ma» forever, because a) that's frightfully
formal and b) chances are that's not
even her
name.
Even though you didn't say so, I guess that someone in the heirarchy wouldn't let you submit it for
formal publication with the agency
name on it.
The fact that the child share's your last
name and that you are actively involved enough in the child's life to make it seem unlikely that this could be established
even if a proceeding was brought, and in the absence of a
formal termination of parental rights proceeding, you would not normally have your legal status as a parent terminated.
While Aboriginal rights are regarded as communal, the
formal legal status
even of Aboriginal bands is not clearly defined in Canadian law: bands may not be able to sue or be sued in their own
names or limit financial liability for debts to communal assets.
Even though King of Prussia is not the
formal name of the area, both the Post Office and emergency vehicles carry the
name and it's the de facto form used locally.
While those informal styles of greeting are fine for casual emails to friends or
even for more
formal emails you might send out to groups of people, in a professional letter you'll need to use a personal salutation, one with either a first and / or last
name («Dear Mr. Doe») or a job title («Dear Hiring Manager»).
It still looks
formal even without the addressee's first
name, right?