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Junior /Senior

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peace
Knowflake

Posts: 332
From: Honolulu,HI
Registered: Apr 2004

posted November 27, 2005 08:04 AM

When adding your name.What is the rule of thumb?.For example:

Harry Connick Jr.

Harry Connick Junior

Which one is correct?.Can anybody help me?

Gemini Nymph
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Registered: Jul 2004

posted November 27, 2005 12:10 PM

Use the abbreviation if it is used as a title. Use the full word if it's actually the person's name (or nickname).

So as a title (meaning, the guy has the same name as his father):

Harry Connick Jr.

And if people called him "Junior" as a nickname:

Junior Connick or Harry "Junior" Connick

Or you can use it like this in conversation:

"I was referring to the junior Harry Connick."

In which case, you don't captialize it, as it's being used as an adjective, and not a title or a name.

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