> > > I quite like Esquire, but mainly for the fact that it is such an
> > > anachronism these days!
>
> > "Esquire", these days, means you're an attorney.
>
> Is that a US usage? I don't think it's a common meaning in the UK (or I'm just
>showing my ignorance!)
>
> Yours,
> Ian.
Never seen it in the UK meaning 'attorney' :) According to a nearby
dictionary,
(the "Little Oxford Dictionary") has it defined as:
esquire (n): title of courtesy appended in writing to
man's name. (arch: squire)
(arch being short for 'archaic', according to the stuff at the front of the
dictionary) :)
Still used today by some companies when they send mailshots out, but not that
much.
Chris...
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