Re: CHAT: "Mister" (WAS: Re: New Lang: Igassik)
| From: | Irina Rempt <ira@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, October 25, 2000, 15:38 |
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On Tue, 24 Oct 2000, Steg Belsky wrote:
> "Stephen" = me
> "Mr. Belsky" = my father
> "Rabbi Belsky" = ¿¿¿???
> So i can just anticipate it feeling at least somewhat disconcerting.
Is your father also "Rabbi Belsky?" In that case I can imagine that
it's very disconcerting.
> Something else which seems very strange to me is introducing yourself as
> "(title) (lastname)" instead of "(firstname) (lastname)" - i can see
> other people doing it, but i can't really see me doing it.
Yes, I have trouble with that as well, I always introduce myself as
"Irina Rempt" or just "Irina" depending on the company. I'm even a
little disconcerted by being addressed as "Mrs Rempt" - that's my
mother-in-law!
Irina
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