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> Fifth: Fuck this “sir” shit. We don’t have titles in the United States. The Title of Nobility Clause prevents the federal government from granting titles of
by coherentpony 7y ago
> Fifth: Fuck this “sir” shit. We don’t have titles in the United States.
The Title of Nobility Clause prevents the federal government from granting titles of nobility. That's it. It doesn't prevent other countries from granting them to their citizens, and Ive is British.
There are plenty of titles that aren't of nobility in the US. Here's a few: Mr. President, Congresswoman, General, Colonel, and Mayor.
- gchokov 7y agoIndeed. Plus some people think the United States is the only country on this planet.
- sosborn 7y agoOr, perhaps, Gruber was just adding in some humor.
- wbronitsky 7y agoWhat’s with the unnecessary pedantry here? It is getting exhausting to see people on HN constantly resorting to common denominator pedantry
- markdown 7y agoDoctor.
- itronitron 7y agoIt's certainly possible that Apple addressed him as 'Sir Jony Ive' in the memo to make him appear as a pompous ass to the rest of the company, so that they would be happier about his leaving.
- deleted 7y ago[deleted]