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 Common modern Eevo forms of address include:
 *''Bandwr'' (/pantur/, abbrev. <i>Bn'</i>) = form of address for an adult male, in the past used for married males
-*''Craimb'' (/kʰraimp/, abbrev. <i>Cr'</i>) = form of address for a male minor, in the past used for unmarried males.
+*''Cremb'' (/kʰraimp/, abbrev. <i>Cr'</i>) = form of address for a male minor, in the past used for unmarried males.
 *''Sgwil'' (/skõ/, abbrev. <i>Sg'</i>; from Old Eevo ''scúil'') = Miss (for females of all ages, regardless of marital status; there is no equivalent of "Mrs.")
 *''Pda'' (/pʰda/, from Windermere ''păda'', "master") = Dr. (for people with a PhD equivalent)
 *''Þwzryhóom'' (from Windermere ''mo-thușrăhoam'' 'who is very honored', abbrev. <i>Þzh'</i>) is a postposed title approximately meaning "Most Honorable" or "Most Esteemed"; used of a person of especially high rank
-Using ''Bandwr'', ''Craimb'' or ''Sgial'' with the person's surname is used for strangers or higher-ranking people.
+Using ''Bandwr'', ''Cremb'' or ''Sgwil'' with the person's surname is used for strangers or higher-ranking people. Using these words with the person's given name is a way of addressing or referring to people of equal or slightly lower rank while maintaining some distance from that person. In modern times it is still common in some institutions such as schools and universities (this is how students are addressed by other students, instructors and professors) but is becoming less common.
-Using ''Bandwr'', ''Craimb'' or ''Sgial'' with the person's given name is a way of addressing or referring to people of equal or slightly lower rank while maintaining some distance from that person. In modern times it is still common in some institutions such as schools and universities (this is how students are addressed by other students, instructors and professors) but is becoming less common.
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