Plural Question

0Hi Aardvark,02br
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00I don't know why you would want to make that plural. You would only use "Madam Administrator" if you were actually SPEAKING to her, wouldn't you? In contrast, you might say "The attorneys general of the six New England states were having a meeting," but wouldn't you simply say "The administrators were meeting."? Are you thinking of a situation in whic

0 Yes, I'm thinking of speaking to two people who hold the same title, and addressing them in a speech. 0-

0How would you address two men who held that position? Messieurs Adminstrator? Mister Adminstrators? We need a protocol officer here.0-

0Hi,02br
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00There may possibly be some cultural differences involved in this query.02br
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00I believe that in some countries, titles are commonly used when addressing people. For example, I think my Chinese students have told me that in mainland China, people say things like 'Good morning, Engineer Smith'.02br
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00In N. Americ

0Oh yes... I was assuming that the "adminstrator" in question was a high ranking government official. I was envisioning some kind of situation like a U.S. Senate hearing, in which the person had to address two "administratrors." Hence my reference to a protocol officer.0-

0 Grammar Geek, I think that your interpretation is the correct one. When you mention a protocol officer, does this mean that there is not a gramatical answer and it instead comes down to tradition or protocol, rather than a definite rule? 0-

0Yes, exactly.0-

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00It seems to me that the use of 'Mr.' in such phrases as 'Mr. President' or 'Mr. Secretary' arises from the strong American feeling that 'we are all equal'. eg "Good morning, Mr. Jones." "Good morning, Mr. President." (I'm Mr. Jones and you are Mr. President. We are both just two citizens.)02br
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00From what I've read, in communist coun

I think Attorney-General is a compound noun thus plural will be Attorney-Generals.