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- Whats the difference between a vicar and a pastor?
Vicar is the normal term for the local CofE god-botherer Pastor isn't a particularly common British term, it generally either means the preacher in an American church or a term from the 16th century reformation
- etymology - When did More tea vicar? start to be used after farting . . .
In England when someone farts they might say "More tea vicar?" When did this start, and how did it come about? It feels unusual enough to have a definite creation - some comedian perhaps? Web sear
- Please explain this joke about two nuns in a bath [closed]
Please include the research you’ve done, or consider if your question suits our English Language Learners site better Questions that can be answered using commonly-available references are off-topic
- Should words be capitalized for being religious terms?
Should words be capitalized for being religious terms? Not necessarily It depends on whether they’re considered proper names For example, church, communion, atheist, agnostic, and spirituality are not proper names because they’re not recognised entities In contrast, the Church of England is a proper name because it refers to an institution and should therefore be capitalised However
- dialects - Identifying accents of British actors - English Language . . .
I'm not convinced about this Accents do vary, and actors often take immense trouble: John Gielgud once said his proudest moment was being accused of speaking with one village's accent when the character was supposed to come from a village ten miles away Yes, Somerset -or 'Mummerzet'- is the easiest for an amateur, but others are easily distinguishable 'The Vicar of Dibley' is recognizably
- capitalization - Do military titles get capitalized? - English Language . . .
[Examples:] Miss Dunn, the head teacher; Anne Williams, our mnaging director; Mr Gladstone, the prime minister; Dr Primrose, the parish vicar Titles used before a name are normally capitalized, and are not followed by a comma:
- single word requests - Parish Priest, Provost, Parson? - English . . .
Again, in my (Anglican) church the vicar and the parish priest are different people; given this complexity, trying to find 'the correct word' without being more specific is probably pointless In Britain and Europe generally, pastor is another term for priest, and as such is never capitalised Either (or parish priest) could be used in your
- How do you address clergy in a given circumstance and manner?
Church of England parish priests were traditionally addressed as Mr X (or Dr if appropriate) in everyday speech, but nowadays a lot of British people seem to be adopting the American usage of "Reverend X " Of course in these more informal times many congregations will use their vicar's Christian name It depends on what circumstances you are asking about
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