Appendix:English terms of personal address
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These terms are used in English as terms of personal address, instead of a second-person pronoun like "you", or a person's name.
- babe (intimate)
- baby (intimate)
- bud
- buddy (casual or disrespectful)
- chancellor
- dear (intimate)
- doctor
- (my) friend
- honey (intimate)
- hun (casual)
- judge (though more commonly "your honor")
- lady (casual or disrespectful)
- ma'am
- madam
- miss
- mister
- my lady
- my liege
- my lord
- my queen
- professor
- reverend
- sheriff
- sir
- your grace
- your honor
- your majesty
- your royal highness
- your worship
- Official, religious, and professional titles (see w:List of titles)
- By military rank, e.g. commander, lieutenant, private, admiral