Re: CHAT: "Mister" (WAS: Re: New Lang: Igassik)

> From: And Rosta
> Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2000 9:34 AM
> To: CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU
> Subject: Re: CHAT: "Mister" (WAS: Re: New Lang: Igassik)
>
>
> John Cowan:
> > Roger Mills wrote:
> >
> > > Rant dept:  Sometimes we carry this firstname stuff too far.
> I resent being
> > > addressed as Roger by bank tellers, telemarketers and others
> of that ilk
> > > with whom I have no other social interaction.
> >
> > And I (age 41) feel rather uncomfortable being addressed as
> "Mr. Cowan" by
> > anybody.  Firstnaming is universal in my profession, to be sure.
>
> But how would you feel if nobody called you John, everybody
> using, say, "Jack"
> or "Woldy"? Then the bank tellers, telemarketers and trying-to-be-clever
> internet sites would call you John & nobody else would. Anybody
> who knew you
> would call you Jack/Woldy, & people who didn't presume to know you wd call
> you Mr Cowan, while people who presume to know you but don't wd call you
> John.
>
> --Dr Rosta. ["Andrew" to bank tellers, telemarketers and
> trying-to-be-clever
> internet sites.]
I experience an interesting twist on this.  People who know me well,
including my family and close friends, all call me David.  People who
presume to know me, including work colleagues and telemarketers often call
me Dave.  I prefer the former and my wife absolutely hates the latter.

David (never called Dr.) Bell