Use of Mr.

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shaukat mahmood

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Hello,
I am having a problem dealing with 'Mr.' before names. Although I know it's not used before 'titles' such as Dr.; Capt. etc. However, I am confronted with names common in our part of the world such as 'Mr. Syed Ali' or 'Syed Ali' and before a cast such as 'Chaudhry' like in name Mr. Chaudhry Ali is ok; or it should be without Mr. 'Chaudhry Ali only'

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Shaukat Mahmood
 

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Did you mean "caste"? You should use Mr. only if Chaudry is not a title. If it's considered part of the man's name, use Mr.
 
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When using the title in speech, I would not include the first name, and would just address the person as Mr Ali.
 
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