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Using ''Bandwr'', ''Craimb'' or ''Sgial'' with the person's surname is used for strangers or higher-ranking people. | Using ''Bandwr'', ''Craimb'' or ''Sgial'' with the person's surname is used for strangers or higher-ranking people. | ||
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 universities 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 address other students and how instructors and professors address students) but is becoming less common. | ||
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