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From: alexander koryagin <koryagin@erec.ru>

Hi, mark lewis!
I read your message from 14.10.2013 11:31

  ak>>     Probably the rule is, that if we speak of a particular
  ak>> president and  it is perfectly clear what a man we mean, we
  ak>> can omit "the" (and write  the word with a capital letter).

  ml> we don't call him President when we are addressing him
  ml> directly, we use "Mr. President" or "President hislastname"...
  ml>
  ml> incorrect: President, would you please pass the salt?
  ml> correct:   Mr. President, would you please pass the salt?
  ml> correct:   President Lincoln, would you please pass the salt?

Well, is it correct if you ask, "Where is President?", or "I heard that 
President is on vacation."

Can a girl say, "My father is President of the United Corporation" or 
she should say "My father is the president of the United Corporation"?

  ak>>> IMHO there is no logic, but, IMHO, the first capital
  ak>>> letter in President/Emperor implies uniqueness and
  ak>>> "the" becomes unnecessary.
  ml>
  ml> it is an honorific or title when it is capitalized... there are
  ml> numerous presidents or the USA still living today and they are
  ml> all addressed as above in many cases...

We talked about using "the" before President.

Bye, mark!
Alexander Koryagin
fido7.english-tutor 2013
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