Address book etiquette

[biggs682]

Just been searching through an old address book trying to find an address for an old friend .

Do you write them using first name , Surname or ???

The one i was looking for was under L as it's the first letter of his surname

What is proper way of doing them ?

 

[Dirk]

What does it matter if it's a personal address book?
Put then in the order you're most likely to remember them.

 

[Salad Dodger]

Having worked in a bank for a lot of years, before I ever needed an address book of my own, it was natural for me to list people under surname, then first names and address. But that was just what I was accustomed to....

 

[roadrash]

I would say list them under surname

 

[classic33]

What does it matter if it's a personal address book?
Put then in the order you're most likely to remember them.

This^^

 

[Brains]

Surname
Be consistent

However what this means in reality with any address book is your family name never has enough pages!

 

[byegad]

I do mine in order of intelligence.

The first 17 pages are blank.

 

[Beebo]

My wife asked me to text her an address for one of her friends.
The friend is called Becky, we have always known here as Becky. There was no entry under either B or her surname.
After a frustrating search I eventually found her under Rebecca. We have never called her Rebecca!

 

[biggs682]

My wife asked me to text her an address for one of her friends.
The friend is called Becky, we have always known here as Becky. There was no entry under either B or her surname.
After a frustrating search I eventually found her under Rebecca. We have never called her Rebecca!

That sounds just like my address book

 

[Deleted member 26715]

My wife asked me to text her an address for one of her friends.

If I was your wife I'd be asking why you had the address of her friend in your address book!

 

[Markymark]

I do mine in order of intelligence.

The first 17 pages are blank.

I’m assuming you’ve foiled my name on the front cover.

 

[mustang1]

I think in some cultures they people are called by their family name so that gets confusing.

 

[otek59]

I have a foolproof system for addresses, I just write them on pieces of paper then put them in a drawer and loose them.

 

[Milkfloat]

What I find most weird is that you lot have an address book in the first place. I don’t think I have had one of those for close to 20 years.

 

[Markymark]

What I find most weird is that you lot have an address book in the first place. I don’t think I have had one of those for close to 20 years.

Everyone you ever need to speak to can always be found at any time of day in your local flat-roof pub?