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 #2 (permalink) Wed Jul 26, 2006 17:45 pm "Honorable" vs "Honored" |
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Hi Tom (,) ;)
My personal opinion:
I'd stick with honored and respected. But honorable is also used. I don't really see much difference.
But, saying "Respectable guests" is not normal and sounds very weird to me (as though there might be some doubt about their respectability).
Amy
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| #3 (permalink) Thu Jul 27, 2006 2:24 am "Honorable" vs "Honored" |
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Hi Tom,
Respect +ed or honor + ed : For me, the matter is at "ed" (often expresses the passice meaning).
I think the matter the most important here is "respectable" and "respectful".
Respectable: considered by society to be good, correct,...
Ex: He came from a respectable middle-class family.
Respectful: Showing respect or something evoking respec.
Ex: Tom was standing at a respectful distance holding a cup of tea.
I am always respectful of your calm attitude.
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| #4 (permalink) Thu Jul 27, 2006 2:30 am "Honorable" vs "Honored" |
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Hi Tom,
Honorable = deserve to have respect + admiration
Ex: Conclude an honorable peace.
Do the honorable thing by resigning.
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| #5 (permalink) Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:55 am "Honorable" vs "Honored" |
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Hi Tom
I understood your question to be a question about how you could address or refer to the guests at (for example) a formal event.
Did I understand you correctly?
Amy
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| #6 (permalink) Thu Jul 27, 2006 12:11 pm "Honorable" vs "Honored" |
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Yes, Amy
You did understand me correctly!
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| #7 (permalink) Thu Jul 27, 2006 15:33 pm "Honorable" vs "Honored" |
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| Van Khanh wrote: |
| Respect +ed or honor + ed : For me, the matter is at "ed" (often expresses the passice meaning). |
Hi Khanh
Yes, this indicates a passive form grammatically speaking, but I don't see that as a problem at all. In this case, quite the opposite. When you use the "ed" form in this case, that means that the guests are respected / honored by the speaker. For me, that is a step further than simply being worthy of honor or respect.
In other words, the guests are not only worthy of honor and respect, they have also received honor and respect from me.
(What I mentioned in my first post was specifically in reference to ways to address guests at a formal affair/event.)
Amy
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| #8 (permalink) Thu Jul 27, 2006 15:58 pm "Honorable" vs "Honored" |
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Hi Amy,
Ok. Thanks.
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