People who change your name when they address you ...

[XmisterIS]

I find it slightly nigglesome!

I always go by a shortened form of my real christian name, and there are some people who will call me by the long form, even though I never ever use it myself and always introduce myself by the short form. It's a little irritating and I wonder why they do it!

For example, earlier I sent an email off to another business calling myself "Bob", for example (my name's not Bob, but it serves for illustration) and the person at the other end responded, "Dear Robert, ... etc". No, my name is not "Robert". Did I introduce myself as "Robert"? No, so please don't call me that!!!

Slightly irksome ...

 

[ASC1951]

I also always pretend to be called Bob in my business correspondence.

And you are not alone -

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU-tuY0Z7nQ

 

[ianrauk]

I'm Bob and so's my wife....

 

[jnb]

I'm Bob and so's my wife....

XMisterIS is your wife?

 

[ianrauk]

XMisterIS is your wife?

sssh! don't tell everybody...

 

[frank9755]

There are worse things to be called than your name!

I always think that these things can't annoy me if I choose not to allow them to.

 

[Arch]

I go by the short form of my name, because no-one except my mother and sister ever used the long form, people always contracted it. I like Susannah, and I like Sue, but I really dislike Susan, or Suzanne, and those are what people invariably called me. So I stick to Sue, which most people can't get wrong.

And imagine if you will, how many ways you can spell Susannah wrong....

My boss at St Nicks calls me Soo-hoo for fun, but I'm ok with that, it's a nickname, just like Arch is. People have called me Susie, and whether they live tends to depend on how much cake they then buy me.

 

[fimm]

I would hazard a guess that in a business context people don't want to seem too informal?

I sometimes have to exchange emails with someone I've never met who sometimes uses a full name and sometimes a shortened version of it - but I tend to stick to the full version. I'm probably quite a formal person, though.

 

[funnymummy]

People have called me Susie, and whether they live tends to depend on how much cake they then buy me.

Dealing with a 'Court Official'

"Your first name, in full please"
"Mandy"
"Is that short for Amanda?"
"No it's short for Mandy"
"Oh" Tumbleweed moment "Your surname please"
"Buxton"
"How do you spell that?"
" B U X T O N- Like the town, like the bottled water"
"Ok" another tumblweed moment

Letter then arrives addressed to Mrs A Bookstone,

I had a bike stolen, knew who did it, he got arrested ..went to court & he was ordered to repay me, pleaded poverty & court agreed to £20 a week
Took the court another 4 weeks to get the cheques in the right name - I had the above name plus Buckstun, Boxton...but all still Amanda..!

 

[Rhythm Thief]

My name is actually "Jon" (no, it's not short for "Jonathan") but I got so fed up with explaining to people that there isn't an "H" in it that I gave up and went with the flow when I was about 17. It's still "Jon" on my birth certificate though. I'm wondering about changing it back but I suspect even I would keep getting it wrong after all this time spelling it "John".

 

[Shaun]

There are worse things to be called than your name!

I always think that these things can't annoy me if I choose not to allow them to.

Yeah, I agree with you there big-nose!!!

 

[Gromit]

Yep I know what you mean, have been calling myself Debz for years now, however even though I introduce myself as Debz I still get Debbie or Deb. I'm nothing like a Debbie. Grrr

My mum still calls me Debra and so does my sister and her kids.

Why do people not listen to what I say? Grrrrr

 

[Moodyman]

A guy at work calls himself Andy. I call him Andrew.

It p1sses him off. One day he asked why I call him Andrew so the conversation went like this:

Me: Who chose your name?
Him: My Parents
Me: What did they name you?
Him: Andrew
Me: Is that on your birth certificate?
Him: Yes
Me: What is on your work contract?
Him: Andrew
Me: What is on your work email:
Him: Andrew
Me: So why should I call you Andy?
Him: You've got a good point. But Andrew is well...you know... shrugs shoulders

 

[Night Train]

My name is Alfred.

It is not Alfie (unless you share a stage with me and I only then allow it with gritted teeth) nor Alfredo (unless you want a look from me) nor Alf unless I specifically say so.

Furthermore, it is not, and has never been, Arther, Albert, Arnold, Alan, or any other name begining with A.
What is so difficult about that?

 

[Headgardener]

My parents chose Ian for me as they reckoned nobody could shorten it and also given that our surname is 11 letters long, then pretty well as soon as I could understand the spoken word my dad called me E. Now even friends of my brother call thier son E because they have heard my brother call me that. Not that I mind I might add .