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HelpRe: Liliana vs Lillian?
in reply to a message by Violet
I think I would be a bit surprised if people instantly called a Lillian or Liliana Lily without hearing me do so first, personally I find that that would be rude and a bit obnoxious.
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~Are You A Bit Uptight?~
Verdict: probably
Verdict: probably
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How have you concluded that I am uptight from my comment?
I if was introduced to an Eleanor, I would call her Eleanor unless she told me specifically or a relative did that she liked or I "could" call her Ellie. Doing it without such prompt or permission would be rude in my opinion. But if you are okay with doing that then I guess we just come from different societies - this does not mean that I am uptight.
I if was introduced to an Eleanor, I would call her Eleanor unless she told me specifically or a relative did that she liked or I "could" call her Ellie. Doing it without such prompt or permission would be rude in my opinion. But if you are okay with doing that then I guess we just come from different societies - this does not mean that I am uptight.
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You're probs uptight just saying
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Considering you're judging this on one statement alone, I'd say you're wrong and have no basis for that conclusion.
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Yes... And still I find it difficult to understand why this makes me uptight. Where I come from you call someone by their first name unless they give you other instructions, this is how teachers acted in three of my schools, and people in my local community.
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It's absolutely rude to do that, but I've still seen people automatically shorten names. As a teacher, I can tell you that teachers do it all the time, maybe because we have so many kids to keep track of.
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I think most people won't automatically try to call her Lily but the occasional rare person might. I went by my full name Marisa yet there were some people who upon meeting me came up with their own thing to call me. I had a high school teacher who insisted on calling me Maris pronounced MAH-ris. At first I was like "My name is Marisa." She was like "I know" I'm certain if I told her don't call me Maris she wouldn't have but I never told her not to because I didn't mind the nn.
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This message was edited 3/5/2013, 12:35 PM
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