used tobeginaformalletterwhen you do notknowif thepersonyou are writing to is a man or a woman
尊敬的先生或女士，敬启者（用于正式信函中称呼不知性别的收信人）
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Comehither,youngsir!
I'msorry, sir, thesalmonis off.
Officer Clarke will show you where to go, sir.
Theseatof thosetrouserslooksrathertight, sir - Would you like totryalargersize?
Would you like tosettleup now, sir?
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Written greetings
Idiom
no sir
Sir
noun
ukstrong/sɜːr/weak/sər/usstrong/sɝː/weak/sɚ/
used as thetitleof aknight(= a man who has been given arankofhonourby a Britishkingorqueen), with a firstnameor with both first andfamilynames, but never with just thefamilyname:
Can you read us the wording of your proposed amendment,sir?
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One that was a woman,sir; but, rest her soul, she's dead.
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Forgive me,sir, consider my condition of unbearable suffering, consider my misfortune.
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Let go,sir, let go,sir, don't lift up the cloth of my veil!
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Our major issue of interest was children's spelling of words likesir.
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The best way send one to come and check this small thing quicklysir.
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His vocatives indicate this: the detachment of "sir" (2, 9), the conventional neutrality of "thou" (5), the intimacy of "my friend" (5).
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There must be someone in the background,sir; it can't be the cousin.
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Yessir; so far as the official information is concerned, it is correct.
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No,sir; the reply to that part of the question is in the negative.
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My dearsir, it would be an excellent substitute for a sleeping draught.
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Why is it,sir, that the 10-minute rule comes into force only at 6 pm?
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I am writing to ask if you,sir, can assist me to get the tenancy which was assigned to me.
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Surely that is a point that you can address,sir.
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Yes,sir; it has been thought that another method can be substituted for the portfolios: the men will have a book given them.
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