Dear Sir or Madam at my company,

[l5rfanboy]

Normally, I really don't care how I'm addressed. Some people call me 'Poetics,' others 'Christopher,' and some less reputable titles, in my out-of-office life. However, I have gone to great effort to ensure that in this professional setting, my preferred address as 'Christopher' is well-known. All of my emails are from 'Christopher,' all of my

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[escapingatrophy]

~goes to flog herself~

;(

[l5rfanboy]

You're not at my work, darling

Besides, you can call me whatever you like :-p

[creamer_boy]

So I shouldn't call you C-Wrizzle in my emails?

Thank teh interwebz and their contribution in eliminating formality (or even measured informality), not that there was much in American English to begin with.

As a total random aside, I like the way the Arabic language does measured levels of formality in names.

[thatguyv]

Atta Boy Chris! You tell 'em, tiger!

*flees*

V

[woodthehood]

Normally, I really don't care how I'm addressed. Some people call me 'Woody,' others 'William,' and some less reputable titles, in my out-of-office life. However, I have gone to great effort to ensure that in this professional setting, my preferred address as 'William' is well-known. All of my emails are from 'William,' all of my email signatures say 'William,' my voicemail says 'William,' and I've introduced myself to you as 'William.' Heck, my work IM includes 'William' as a reminder.

Please take the hint. When I email you with the 'William' signature and you respond with "Hey Bill," it causes me to roll my eyes. I daresay my eyes have done more than a 360 this morning alone. We all have preferences for what we like to be called. Phil wouldn't appreciate being addressed as "P-Dawg," Michael wouldn't enjoy people calling him "Mikey," and heaven forbid you accidentally call Steven "Steve."

[satyr69]

AMEN TO THAT!

My name is Scott.

Unless I tell you it's ok to call me Scotty, which I only allow friends I have no trust/respect issues with.. ya better not do it to.

You, bu the way, my dear Christopher, *may* call me Scotty. ;)