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

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Wednesday, October 25, 2000, 0:22
Steg Belsky wrote:
> When i began teaching 5th grade in a local school here a few blocks from > my college, i wondered whether i should have my students call me > "Stephen" or "Mr. Belsky". The question, however, became a moot point > when my friend Jen who i was replacing as teacher introduced me to the > class the day before i started (her last day) as "Steve".
I'm stunned! I can't even bring myself to calling former high school teachers with whom I had a good friendship by their first name. The most informal address I can bring myself to is forms like Mr. J.
> eventually get through rabbinical school after i finish college. :-) .
You're going to be a rabbi? Coolness! -- Dievas dave dantis; Dievas duos duonos God gave teeth; God will give bread - Lithuanian proverb ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTailor