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address someone as a specific title or attribute 1. to talk to or write to a person, using a particular title. They addressed Abraham Lincoln as "Mr. President." 2. to treat a person you are talking with in a particular manner. You should address him as your equal. address something to someone to write someone's name and address on an envelope, package, letter, etc. Gilbert addressed the envelope to Walter. address comments or remarks to someone to say something directly to a specific person or group of persons. (See also address oneself to someone; address oneself to something.) George addressed his remarks to everyone. address oneself to someone to speak directly to a particular person, rather than someone else. I did not address myself to you! See also: oneself address oneself to something to turn one's complete attention to something, such as a problem or an issue. (See also address something to someone.) Please address yourself to these current, pressing problems. See also: oneself How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Here seventeenth-century scholarly correspondence is discussed as a means of communication with detailed attention to style, tone, forms of address, contents, and quantity in the letter to suit the character of the addressee (227). In order to receive assistance, the agency requires identification, two forms of address and proof of income, although agency officials also accept the word of their clients. Kimball and Sokal), but I remain convinced that these forms of address are obviously more than merely rhetorical gestures (in the case of the hoax) or the manifestations of the media (in the case of the scare). |
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