On Thu, 19 Jun 2014, Sean Hunt wrote: > Ah, I apologize for misspeaking on the history. That was what > I had been told, and evidently it was incorrect.
In game, I'm guessing it was used mostly for formal requests, and one most often makes such requests of officers (emphasizing office title under which the request comes). > However, that usage of Honourable is not always correct. In Canada, the title > of Honourable is not given to > Members of Parliament by default. It is, however, given to Privy Councillors > and Senators for life and to some > other officeholders (including the Speaker of the House) while in office. > Right Honourable is reserved for former > Governors-General (being His/Her Excellency in office) and for present and > former Prime Ministers and Chief > Justices. In the United Kingdom, by contrast, the use of [Right] Honourable > is much more widespread. My word. Every time I think I've reached the pinnacle of arcana in thinking about games like Agora, the real world tops me again. Sincerely, thank you for that.
