[HPforGrownups] Re: Bonehead Question- Goblet of Fire - Barty Jr/Sr

[Kathryn]

No: HPFGUIDX 127560

 

>
> bboyminn:
>

> In most, thought perhaps not all, cases, a father and son simply
have
> the same name and are designated 'Junior' and 'Senior' to make a
> distinction between them. They may continue this distinction later
on
> in life as part of their identity, but for the most part, it's not
> truly part of their given name.

K

Actually in the UK it's quite rare for people to use jnr. and snr. If father
and son have the same name then they may use different versions of it
(Charles and Charlie for example) or one may use a middle name, otherwise
you just have to work out from context which is which. A more old fashioned
method of referring to such people wuld be denoting the son as the young or
younger Mr. whatever, or Mr whatever the younger (as with Pitt the elder and
Pitt the younger). Using junior and senior is a much more American custom.

I don't recall if the Crouches are ever 'officially' referred to as junior
and senior (I mean I don't remember it being used to their faces) but rather
like we do on list just to make it clear which one we mean, like my friends
and I used to refer to the two Jennifers in my class as Jenny and blonde
Jenny.

K

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