Originally Posted by
Efrem
BA has, or at least had at one time, an extensive list of titles one could choose from when booking online: every British title of nobility and a few non-British ones, every military rank above corporal, every religious clergy title, and more. I once thought of making myself an archbishop but decided not to. I doubt anything would have happened.
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I grabbed a screenshot of it once. There must've been 50+ honorifics there. Maybe 100. Once in a while I'll run into a webform with that sort of plurality, but not as extensive.
Locally there is still a tradition of honoring academic and professional titles. My colleagues share anecdotes that using titles in certain situations (such as dealing with customer service, working with banks, etc,) give them a better experience.