{
  "id": 4757912,
  "title": "Elumelu and the ‘Tony’ girl: The world of English honorifics (2)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/elumelu-and-the-tony-girl-the-world-of-english-honorifics-2-4757912",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T01:35:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/elumelu-and-the-tony-girl-the-world-of-english-honorifics-2/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In continuation of our discussion of the scare caused by the young lady who recently addressed leading businessman, Mr Tony Elumelu, by his first name, I will first offer some tips on how to avoid the mistake she made. Last week, we established the personal honorifics available to show courtesy, especially in formal situations like Read More:…",
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        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Elumelu and the ‘Tony’ girl: The world of English honorifics (2)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/elumelu-and-the-tony-girl-the-world-of-english-honorifics-2",
        "published": "2026-09-01T01:16:39.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}