• HubertManne@kbin.social
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    5 months ago

    depends. normally “former president X”, but if they have been impeached then you say “IMPEACHED former president X” unless they lost the popular vote then its “UNPOPULAR IMPEACHED former president X” unless they lost an election like a one termer then its “ONE TERM LOSER UNPOPULAR IMPEACHED former president X”. Its important to be accurate.

  • jqubed@lemmy.world
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    IIRC customarily a former president of the United States of America is still addressed as, “Mr. President.” In written form such as a news article I think it would be “former-president Clinton” or “former-president George H. W. Bush” if you need to distinguish between two presidents with the same last name, and subsequent references would be to “Mr. Clinton” or “Mr. Bush” as long as there’s no ambiguity, but I would defer to whatever style guide applies to your writing. I’m pretty sure that’s covered in the AP Stylebook and that’s as good an authority as any for US English. I have an old copy somewhere but it’s not easily accessible right now.

  • thesmokingman@programming.dev
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    Depends on the context and how conservative you are (in the sense of tradition for tradition, not politics or anything else). Tradition holds that you call someone at that level of elected office by their previous title. If you want to break with tradition, you can call them whatever you want. You didn’t sign any legally binding agreements that say you have to call someone a fancy title. This holds for judges, doctors, and other people that think random chance and living their life gives them a special name that you don’t get.

  • Zip2@feddit.uk
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    5 months ago

    I believe “Cunt” applies to the last one. Mr or President, take your pick.

  • Hegar@kbin.social
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    5 months ago

    Traditionally it should be a kick to the groin but in these less formal times a middle finger or simple “fuck off” is perfectly acceptable.

  • Call me Lenny/Leni@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    However they wish to be addressed. Nothing in properness or etiquette is necessarily objective. If I was president, I’d let you use my actual name.