Talk:Gentleman
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Perhaps the meaning of the phrase "of good family" could be explained here, since non-British readers may naively construe it literally. Michael Hardy 23:14, 7 Oct 2003 (UTC)
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Could use a description of the military view of "gentleman," especially in the West, and the distinction between enlisted men and officers.
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[edit] Structure...
Shouldn't this article be more structured?
[edit] Surname
I added the surname details to this. Gentleman is, in fact, my own surname. My own research and family anecdotes suggest that the name is an occupational surname similar to Baker or Smith. Another anecdote suggest it was a British title given to Scot land owners who were of Noble class but not of British noble birth. Example:
- Bob, the Gentleman of Scotland
- Bob, Gentleman of Scotland
- Bob Gentleman of Scotland
etc. I hope someone else can add more to this.
[edit] Gentleman - artist
Well,
You miss that this cannot be a direct page anymore, there is a worldfamous reggae artist Gentleman, too :-)
www.journeytojah.com
A nice example of Gentleman in lyrics and deeds
[edit] Gentleman - artist
Well,
You miss that this cannot be a direct page anymore, there is a worldfamous reggae artist Gentleman, too :-)
www.journeytojah.com
A nice example of Gentleman in lyrics and deeds --Rastavox 23:46, 10 September 2005 (UTC)
there is also a gentlemens club
[edit] Links to sites promoting gentlemanly behaviour
This entry would benefit from having a carefully-selected list of recommended website for further reading.
- Trying to put up a link to Debonairegentleman again? Wikipedia doesn't link to blogs. CRCulver 23:43, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Swords?
This article says that court dress includes the wearing of a sword, but the court dress article does not mention this. I'm -really- hoping that this article is correct, because that would be an -awesome- fact. (We need more swords worn in public!) But anyway. Could someone clarify? Perhaps someone 'cross the pond? --GenkiNeko 16:22, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Translation
'And in the Romance of the Rose (circa 1400) we find: "he is gentil bycause he doth as longeth to a gentilman".' A translation into modern English would be useful... --SolidNatrix 10:30, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] bad translation
In the article it says, "the Spanish gentilhombre" referring to the translation of the world "gentleman" to spanish, which is incorrect, because "gentilhombre", is a literal translation, but that word does not exist in spanish, the word would be "caballero", I took the liberty to edit the article to correct that.
Khora 05:20, 24 June 2007 (UTC)Khora
[edit] Occupation
"The comparative good order of England was not favourable to the continuance of a class developed during the foreign and civil wars of the 14th and 15th centuries, for whom fighting was the sole honourable occupation." It's not as though England ever stopped fighting is it?
194.46.236.42 15:32, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Further Declilne of Standards in This Article.
The last paragraph of the Further Decline in Standards section seems like a blatant plug for somebody's book, and appears to be of little relevance to the article. --Silverscaledsalmon (talk) 15:05, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
