People Who Shorten Your Name

[Hillcrest]

Perhaps Shirley Ellis was a corrupting influence ???

 

[--dante--]

I never shorten peoples names and I expect them to use my full name as well.

Janus

Agreed -- if I only know the name beforehand, I use the full proper name when meeting. If someone introduces themselves to me, then I know what they prefer to be called and use that. Sometimes, you meet someone and they'll say 'just call me Dan' or whatever, and then at least you know how to refer to them, and they are comfortable with it.

 

[--dante--]

Good thread, P.

It is. I like when our group wanders off onto these little side things.

 

[LotusEater]

Unless it's your boss, the boss never calls you by name, he's such an asshole, he just communicates with a finger to the ceiling, with a smoky bacon face. My God, this crappy translator is creating a serious depression for me. You're right, they should call you by your full name, unless I'm dumb or deafer than a nuclear submarine cover. For example, my name is john in the forum, but my wife calls me juan. But I like John better, as John Rambo. This is not going to end well. I knew ashdigger, he loves charred pizzas, that's for sure.

I’m sorry that Google does a crappy job of translating your words but I enjoy reading your posts more than just about anyone else’s because of it.

 

[LotusEater]

My wife’s name is Mary Kathleen but she has always been MaryK pronounce Mary Kay. It drives her crazy when people call her Mary even after she has corrected them.

 

[didimauw]

Wierd, I know more people that would prefer to be called Rob over Robert any day.

I only let my friends call me Kev though. But Whenever I meet another Kevin, I immediately call him Kev.

Its a Kev thing....

 

[didimauw]

As me and the wife got older, we stopped calling our friends by their nicknames. And other friends either get confused as to who we are talking to, or think we are weird by using such names.

 

[Kobold]

I would be lucky to remember the shortened version of anyones name. I try my best to remember when I’m introduced to a new person. I have a terrible short term memory. What were we talking about?

 

[puff_not_snuff]

Yeh, I used to always introduce myself as Michael, and inevitably they call me Mike. I’m not a Mike, so yeh, it bothers me.
If someone else introduces me, they usually call me Cosmic these days. My daughters’ friends all call me Papa.
Michael, Cosmic, Papa… I can handle those, but not Mike. It just doesn’t sound like me

I am in the I am not a Mike club too, Michael

I’m sorry that Google does a crappy job of translating your words but I enjoy reading your posts more than just about anyone else’s because of it.

I was going to say something similar. @JOHN72 their is some sort of magic that happens in the space between your personality and Google translate which is not only humorous but poignant.

I wanted to reply in greater detail to this wonderful thread OP, whatever your name is, but I'm a bit tuckered out at the moment.

Cheers,
M.

 

[theloniousmonkfish]

In a work situation it's usually someone that views you as competition or a subordinate and they wish to flex/demonstrate their control or assumed power through mild humiliation by way of deliberately getting your name wrong. You just don't make enough of an impression to be memorable. These people have other tricks and few constructive talents. The rest are either bad with names, hard learners, hard of hearing, or think they're being cute which goes back to deliberately getting ones name wrong.

 

[The Amish Tyrant]

My given name can be shortened by friends or family. It is irksome when done by others, especially professionals.

Do I get worked up about it? No, but it's annoying and I make sure to call others as they introduce themselves.

I've gone by Amish since high school and in a kitchen I worked at for about 12 years.

My chef coat even said Amish and most didn't know my real name for a reason: to separate cooking life from my professional life as I was moonlighting and wanted to avoid being questioned in the kitchen.

For the most part, it worked.

 

[puff_not_snuff]

My given name can be shortened by friends or family. It is irksome when done by others, especially professionals.

Do I get worked up about it? No, but it's annoying and I make sure to call others as they introduce themselves.

I've gone by Amish since high school and in a kitchen I worked at for about 12 years.

My chef coat even said Amish and most didn't know my real name for a reason: to separate cooking life from my professional life as I was moonlighting and wanted to avoid being questioned in the kitchen.

For the most part, it worked.

Has anyone ever called you Hamish?

 

[Egg Shen]

It's preferable to those who add a suffix, like -ster or -meister

The justsciencemeister!!! What’s up bro?!

 

[cosmicfolklore]

he just communicates with a finger to the ceiling, with a smoky bacon face

I love it. I’ve said it before, and it still stands. Your posts should all be compiled into a nice coffee table book of poetry.

 

[tklee]

I get that a lot. I don't have any English name, so I use my full name instead. So, for many people convenience who can't remember my full name, they just call me Lee. Some even call me Mr. Lee, my surname is not Lee ? . Anyway, as long as people can remember, I'm ok with that ?

 

[anotherbob]

Yeh, I used to always introduce myself as Michael, and inevitably they call me Mike. I’m not a Mike, so yeh, it bothers me.
If someone else introduces me, they usually call me Cosmic these days. My daughters’ friends all call me Papa.
Michael, Cosmic, Papa… I can handle those, but not Mike. It just doesn’t sound like me.

I never thought this day would come. Now we know what name to put on the package we send you the bulk cobs in. Just teasing.

 

[puff_not_snuff]

My Grandfather use to say "you can call me anything as long as you don't call me late for dinner", but times have changed, and people want more than just a hot plate of shit on a shingle at 6pm.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

So you aren't the magic dragon?

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I never thought this day would come. Now we know what name to put on the package we send you the bulk cobs in. Just teasing.

My name was never a secret, ha ha. It used to be in my tag line for years on here… so, there has been no reason to NOT send me those cobs. I’d love a box of them. They’re like stress balls, except you smack them with a hammer.

 

[FurCoat]

I get irritated by it. My name is Robert and some folks want to call me Bob. I correct them immediately.