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in reply to a message by mirfak
I’m inclined to pronounce the “sc” as “sh” but wouldn’t be surprised by any of the other pronunciations. It wasn’t a super busy moment so probably she wouldn’t have minded too much? But then how many people pay so much attention to names on name tags? It seems like a very name nerd thing to do.
“Someone once said that it wasn’t so hard to do right; what was hard was to know what was right to do.”
William X. Kienzle
“Someone once said that it wasn’t so hard to do right; what was hard was to know what was right to do.”
William X. Kienzle
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Hm. There could be a cultural difference.
It seems to me that some factors might be - People read women differently at different ages. Clothing and other signals might also matter ... the more classy and serious and "your competitive peer" a person looks, the more vexing and odd I think it might be, to be asked a frivolous personal question by them.
I've been obviously middle aged, and likely come off nonthreatening, "mom"-ish ... I've commented on and asked about people's names a few times and found they seemed happy to chat about it. I would never have done that when I was younger because of the risk of seeming flirtatious.
I also would never do it in a more "classy" or formal context - like I'll ask the server at a burger joint about her name, but not the server at a fancy restaurant.
It seems to me that some factors might be - People read women differently at different ages. Clothing and other signals might also matter ... the more classy and serious and "your competitive peer" a person looks, the more vexing and odd I think it might be, to be asked a frivolous personal question by them.
I've been obviously middle aged, and likely come off nonthreatening, "mom"-ish ... I've commented on and asked about people's names a few times and found they seemed happy to chat about it. I would never have done that when I was younger because of the risk of seeming flirtatious.
I also would never do it in a more "classy" or formal context - like I'll ask the server at a burger joint about her name, but not the server at a fancy restaurant.