dear mr. bennet

language: en

definitions

  1. A formal salutation used at the beginning of a letter addressed specifically to a man named Mr. Bennet, most famously associated with Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.
    en: A formal salutation used at the beginning of a letter addressed specifically to a man named Mr. Bennet, most famously associated with Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.
  2. A cultural reference used to evoke the formal tone of Regency-era literature or to humorously address a stoic, witty individual resembling the character Mr. Bennet.
    en: A cultural reference used to evoke the formal tone of Regency-era literature or to humorously address a stoic, witty individual resembling the character Mr. Bennet.

examples

  1. She began her correspondence with the words dear mr. bennet.

    She began her correspondence with the words dear mr. bennet.

  2. He jokingly signed his email dear mr. bennet to sound sophisticated.

    He jokingly signed his email dear mr. bennet to sound sophisticated.