Djornson wrote:

Handheld hoovers! Preferably cordless i guess but not essential. Tempted by a Shark DuoClean which doubles as upright and handheld for £200. Any advise/thoughts?

Andy wrote:

Apologies if this is a common question but, considering the role he performs involves very little butlering and much more equipment and costume maintenance, would it not be more accurate to describe Alfred as Batman’s batman?

poprock wrote:

‘Butler’ just means the lead male servant. The boss of all the other servants. The one who gets to be the face of the whole serving squad. But DS is right, it’s technically the lead of the house’s serving staff (although ‘house’ isn’t limited to a building, but could cover whole estates or even ‘anywhere your family go’). Whereas a valet is a man’s personal servant. I don’t think one would ever have both. It’s more about which style of service one prefers.

poprock wrote:

‘Butler’ just means the lead male servant. The boss of all the other servants. The one who gets to be the face of the whole serving squad. But DS is right, it’s technically the lead of the house’s serving staff (although ‘house’ isn’t limited to a building, but could cover whole estates or even ‘anywhere your family go’). Whereas a valet is a man’s personal servant.

I don’t think one would ever have both. It’s more about which style of service one prefers.

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Licensing for guest access

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OneDrive for Business
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Calendar, Scheduled Meetings, or Meeting Details
PSTN
Organization chart
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For a full list of what a guest can and can't do in Teams, see the comparison of team member and guest capabilities table. To learn more about guest access at the Office 365 level, read Adding guests to Office 365 Groups.