So can we "shortly" [please] stop the silly "new" practice of avoiding 
and even changing qualifiers comprised of such ranks, honorifics, titles 
and "other appropriate designations" as "Ph. D." and "Dr." (Dr. George 
Black would be pleased)?

Thanks very much!

jgm

On Fri, 16 Nov 2012, Lasater, Mary Charles wrote:

> Your message "List members may already be aware that JSC also approved 
> RDA change proposals 6JSC/BL/3 and 6JSC/BL/4 (with revisions), so we 
> will shortly be able to qualify personal names with other terms 
> indicative of rank, honour or office (Captain, Reverend, Sir, etc.), and 
> other appropriate designations (Gentleman, Defendant, etc.) "

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