Sir

Sir

Sir is an honorific address used as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures. It is often used in formal correspondence (Dear Sir, Right Reverend Sir).

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Famous quotes containing the word sir:

    “Here lies the body of Sir John Guise.
    Nobody laughs, and nobody cries;
    Where his soul is and how it fares
    Nobody knows and nobody cares.”
    —Anonymous. From Frobisher’s New Select Collection of Epitaphs (c. 1791)