Lawyers in the US, regardless of gender, frequently append "Esq" after their
name.
What conclusion can you draw from this :-))
jh
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From: "Chris Trask" <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 10:10 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Sayonara Kikukawa-san
> >
>> According to Wikipedia
>>
>> " A "mama-san", or "mamasan" is usually a woman in a position of
> authority,
>> especially one in charge of a geisha house or bar in Japan and East Asia
>> "
>> Is the "san" in the message's subject line to imply that Mr Kikukawa is
>> in
> a
>> position of authority and was running Olympus's geisha house or drinking
>> establishment at the company's corporate digs ?
>>
>> Just curious :-))
>>
>
> No. The supplementary "san" in this usage is a sign of respect,
> similar
> but not exactly like using "esquire" in English or "don" in Spanish.
>
> Chris
>
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