[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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