How to write letter “K” as a full word correctly? [duplicate]












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If I want to write for example "Mr. K". I don't want to use just a single letter. Should I write it like "Mr. Kei", "Mr. Kay" or "Mr. Key"?



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Let us imagine there was somebody with name Mr. King given at birth. He doesn't like his surname, but he likes when others address him as "Mr. K". So, he wants to change his surname. But he doesn't want to use just a single letter - it is too short. So is "Mr. Kay" the right way for his purpose?










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    See youtu.be/PklHwo6ghuA?t=98
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    Don't. If the person is Mr King, you would either write "Mr. King" or (only in a very informal setting) "Mr. K".
    – Hot Licks
    13 hours ago










  • If the person wants to change their name then it's up to them to pick the new name (within the bounds of what is allowed by applicable laws). Mr King could change his name to Mr Hongkong if he wished.
    – Hot Licks
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  • Thank you, Boondoggle, the most valuable answer.
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If I want to write for example "Mr. K". I don't want to use just a single letter. Should I write it like "Mr. Kei", "Mr. Kay" or "Mr. Key"?



Update:



Let us imagine there was somebody with name Mr. King given at birth. He doesn't like his surname, but he likes when others address him as "Mr. K". So, he wants to change his surname. But he doesn't want to use just a single letter - it is too short. So is "Mr. Kay" the right way for his purpose?










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    See youtu.be/PklHwo6ghuA?t=98
    – Boondoggle
    13 hours ago






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    Don't. If the person is Mr King, you would either write "Mr. King" or (only in a very informal setting) "Mr. K".
    – Hot Licks
    13 hours ago










  • If the person wants to change their name then it's up to them to pick the new name (within the bounds of what is allowed by applicable laws). Mr King could change his name to Mr Hongkong if he wished.
    – Hot Licks
    11 hours ago










  • Thank you, Boondoggle, the most valuable answer.
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    10 hours ago














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If I want to write for example "Mr. K". I don't want to use just a single letter. Should I write it like "Mr. Kei", "Mr. Kay" or "Mr. Key"?



Update:



Let us imagine there was somebody with name Mr. King given at birth. He doesn't like his surname, but he likes when others address him as "Mr. K". So, he wants to change his surname. But he doesn't want to use just a single letter - it is too short. So is "Mr. Kay" the right way for his purpose?










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If I want to write for example "Mr. K". I don't want to use just a single letter. Should I write it like "Mr. Kei", "Mr. Kay" or "Mr. Key"?



Update:



Let us imagine there was somebody with name Mr. King given at birth. He doesn't like his surname, but he likes when others address him as "Mr. K". So, he wants to change his surname. But he doesn't want to use just a single letter - it is too short. So is "Mr. Kay" the right way for his purpose?





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    See youtu.be/PklHwo6ghuA?t=98
    – Boondoggle
    13 hours ago






  • 2




    Don't. If the person is Mr King, you would either write "Mr. King" or (only in a very informal setting) "Mr. K".
    – Hot Licks
    13 hours ago










  • If the person wants to change their name then it's up to them to pick the new name (within the bounds of what is allowed by applicable laws). Mr King could change his name to Mr Hongkong if he wished.
    – Hot Licks
    11 hours ago










  • Thank you, Boondoggle, the most valuable answer.
    – Mr. K
    10 hours ago














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    See youtu.be/PklHwo6ghuA?t=98
    – Boondoggle
    13 hours ago






  • 2




    Don't. If the person is Mr King, you would either write "Mr. King" or (only in a very informal setting) "Mr. K".
    – Hot Licks
    13 hours ago










  • If the person wants to change their name then it's up to them to pick the new name (within the bounds of what is allowed by applicable laws). Mr King could change his name to Mr Hongkong if he wished.
    – Hot Licks
    11 hours ago










  • Thank you, Boondoggle, the most valuable answer.
    – Mr. K
    10 hours ago








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See youtu.be/PklHwo6ghuA?t=98
– Boondoggle
13 hours ago




See youtu.be/PklHwo6ghuA?t=98
– Boondoggle
13 hours ago




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Don't. If the person is Mr King, you would either write "Mr. King" or (only in a very informal setting) "Mr. K".
– Hot Licks
13 hours ago




Don't. If the person is Mr King, you would either write "Mr. King" or (only in a very informal setting) "Mr. K".
– Hot Licks
13 hours ago












If the person wants to change their name then it's up to them to pick the new name (within the bounds of what is allowed by applicable laws). Mr King could change his name to Mr Hongkong if he wished.
– Hot Licks
11 hours ago




If the person wants to change their name then it's up to them to pick the new name (within the bounds of what is allowed by applicable laws). Mr King could change his name to Mr Hongkong if he wished.
– Hot Licks
11 hours ago












Thank you, Boondoggle, the most valuable answer.
– Mr. K
10 hours ago




Thank you, Boondoggle, the most valuable answer.
– Mr. K
10 hours ago










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If you write it any other way than "Mr K." it will not get interpreted as "Mr K.", but as another name. ('Kay', 'Kaye', and 'Key' exist as English surnames anyway).






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  • Thank you. But what of that writing is closer to how we pronounce letter "K" in English? Kei, Kay or Kaye?
    – Mr. K
    12 hours ago










  • Kei is also a common surname in Japan. I can’t think of any reasonable way of way /keɪ/ in English orthography that wouldn’t clash with a reasonable common surname.
    – Janus Bahs Jacquet
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Every letter in the alphabet has a phonetic spelling, and these can be found in dictionaries.



For the letter K, the phonetic spelling is kay.




kay (n.) the letter k




However, I must echo what others have already said – if you are sending a letter to someone whose last name begins with K, the convention is to use the initial, not the phonetic spelling of the letter:




Dear Mr. K,



I’m writing to thank you for the help you gave me the other day.




As Hot Licks mentioned in a comment, this is typically considered an informal form of address, although I have seen a few exceptions, like when someone has a very hard-to-spell last name, and therefore as a general rule prefers to go by, say, Mr. C. or Dr. H.






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    If you write it any other way than "Mr K." it will not get interpreted as "Mr K.", but as another name. ('Kay', 'Kaye', and 'Key' exist as English surnames anyway).






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    • Thank you. But what of that writing is closer to how we pronounce letter "K" in English? Kei, Kay or Kaye?
      – Mr. K
      12 hours ago










    • Kei is also a common surname in Japan. I can’t think of any reasonable way of way /keɪ/ in English orthography that wouldn’t clash with a reasonable common surname.
      – Janus Bahs Jacquet
      11 hours ago
















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    If you write it any other way than "Mr K." it will not get interpreted as "Mr K.", but as another name. ('Kay', 'Kaye', and 'Key' exist as English surnames anyway).






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    • Thank you. But what of that writing is closer to how we pronounce letter "K" in English? Kei, Kay or Kaye?
      – Mr. K
      12 hours ago










    • Kei is also a common surname in Japan. I can’t think of any reasonable way of way /keɪ/ in English orthography that wouldn’t clash with a reasonable common surname.
      – Janus Bahs Jacquet
      11 hours ago














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    If you write it any other way than "Mr K." it will not get interpreted as "Mr K.", but as another name. ('Kay', 'Kaye', and 'Key' exist as English surnames anyway).






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    If you write it any other way than "Mr K." it will not get interpreted as "Mr K.", but as another name. ('Kay', 'Kaye', and 'Key' exist as English surnames anyway).







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    • Thank you. But what of that writing is closer to how we pronounce letter "K" in English? Kei, Kay or Kaye?
      – Mr. K
      12 hours ago










    • Kei is also a common surname in Japan. I can’t think of any reasonable way of way /keɪ/ in English orthography that wouldn’t clash with a reasonable common surname.
      – Janus Bahs Jacquet
      11 hours ago


















    • Thank you. But what of that writing is closer to how we pronounce letter "K" in English? Kei, Kay or Kaye?
      – Mr. K
      12 hours ago










    • Kei is also a common surname in Japan. I can’t think of any reasonable way of way /keɪ/ in English orthography that wouldn’t clash with a reasonable common surname.
      – Janus Bahs Jacquet
      11 hours ago
















    Thank you. But what of that writing is closer to how we pronounce letter "K" in English? Kei, Kay or Kaye?
    – Mr. K
    12 hours ago




    Thank you. But what of that writing is closer to how we pronounce letter "K" in English? Kei, Kay or Kaye?
    – Mr. K
    12 hours ago












    Kei is also a common surname in Japan. I can’t think of any reasonable way of way /keɪ/ in English orthography that wouldn’t clash with a reasonable common surname.
    – Janus Bahs Jacquet
    11 hours ago




    Kei is also a common surname in Japan. I can’t think of any reasonable way of way /keɪ/ in English orthography that wouldn’t clash with a reasonable common surname.
    – Janus Bahs Jacquet
    11 hours ago













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    Every letter in the alphabet has a phonetic spelling, and these can be found in dictionaries.



    For the letter K, the phonetic spelling is kay.




    kay (n.) the letter k




    However, I must echo what others have already said – if you are sending a letter to someone whose last name begins with K, the convention is to use the initial, not the phonetic spelling of the letter:




    Dear Mr. K,



    I’m writing to thank you for the help you gave me the other day.




    As Hot Licks mentioned in a comment, this is typically considered an informal form of address, although I have seen a few exceptions, like when someone has a very hard-to-spell last name, and therefore as a general rule prefers to go by, say, Mr. C. or Dr. H.






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      Every letter in the alphabet has a phonetic spelling, and these can be found in dictionaries.



      For the letter K, the phonetic spelling is kay.




      kay (n.) the letter k




      However, I must echo what others have already said – if you are sending a letter to someone whose last name begins with K, the convention is to use the initial, not the phonetic spelling of the letter:




      Dear Mr. K,



      I’m writing to thank you for the help you gave me the other day.




      As Hot Licks mentioned in a comment, this is typically considered an informal form of address, although I have seen a few exceptions, like when someone has a very hard-to-spell last name, and therefore as a general rule prefers to go by, say, Mr. C. or Dr. H.






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        Every letter in the alphabet has a phonetic spelling, and these can be found in dictionaries.



        For the letter K, the phonetic spelling is kay.




        kay (n.) the letter k




        However, I must echo what others have already said – if you are sending a letter to someone whose last name begins with K, the convention is to use the initial, not the phonetic spelling of the letter:




        Dear Mr. K,



        I’m writing to thank you for the help you gave me the other day.




        As Hot Licks mentioned in a comment, this is typically considered an informal form of address, although I have seen a few exceptions, like when someone has a very hard-to-spell last name, and therefore as a general rule prefers to go by, say, Mr. C. or Dr. H.






        share|improve this answer












        Every letter in the alphabet has a phonetic spelling, and these can be found in dictionaries.



        For the letter K, the phonetic spelling is kay.




        kay (n.) the letter k




        However, I must echo what others have already said – if you are sending a letter to someone whose last name begins with K, the convention is to use the initial, not the phonetic spelling of the letter:




        Dear Mr. K,



        I’m writing to thank you for the help you gave me the other day.




        As Hot Licks mentioned in a comment, this is typically considered an informal form of address, although I have seen a few exceptions, like when someone has a very hard-to-spell last name, and therefore as a general rule prefers to go by, say, Mr. C. or Dr. H.







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