Many thanks all, particularly Mati. I did find the Wikipedia list, but it gave me no indication of whether -in should be added. The situation is that a British TV show allows two panel members to call in a guest or witness. The panel member announces who it is and the person then walks on. So If the panel member had chosen, say, Major Dominic Jones of the Royal Artillery, (s)he would announce, "Major Dominic Jones!", possibly adding "Royal Artillery"; and the other might in due course announce "Doctor Karen Lowther" and maybe "Addenbrooke's Hospital". This one has invited a German policewoman, so her name and title are announced: she is not addressed at this point, and when she is addressed by one of the presenters, it will be informally by her first name according to British custom. But the German policewoman has been invited by a self-satisfied academic who would very likely take pride in getting her title right especially if it mystified most of the other people present. So I think Polizeiobermeisterin would be what I want. The academic might or might not add the name of her police force. This is a bit problematic because I gather German police forces are moving over to blue uniforms from the previous green and khaki and I'd rather prefer her force to be one still using the old colours, though it doesn't matter hugely. |