Capitalize Sir?

precisiontext · Oct 30, 2007

A child speaking to his father says, "Yes, Sir."

Should the Sir be capitalized?

Uncarved · Oct 30, 2007

In BDSM works it is, I would assume it would be in a child/adult sense as well... for respect and all that.

shriek · Oct 30, 2007

No. You capitalize 'sir' when it's part of a name--Sir John--but not when it's just a respectful add-on.
Yes, miss. Yes, sir. Yes, darling. All get treated the same way.
I think BDSM goes by different etiquette, where respectful titles take on another dimension of meaning.

dawinsor · Oct 30, 2007

The Chicago Manual of Style says no.

Uncarved · Oct 30, 2007

colour me wrong on the child/adult aspect of it.
But I was correct on the other

Capitalize Sir?

precisiontext

Uncarved

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shriek

dawinsor

Dorothy A. Winsor

Uncarved

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