[HPforGrownups] forms of address
manawydan
manawydan at ntlworld.com
Sun Nov 7 19:33:16 UTC 2004
No: HPFGUIDX 117396
Geoff wrote
> I was never a Billy Bunter (The Fat Owl of the Remove) fan but I did
> glance at the books years ago and I'm pretty certain they use
> surnames.
That's right. The first Bunter story came out round about 1909. The boys
invariably call one another by their surnames. The masters are always "Mr".
Can't recall how the Headmaster was addressed.
Cheers
Ffred
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