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21 May 2009

"Mary Joleisa, Always the same, That's not my name" --The Ting Tings

Last time I saw Lemmonex, we got into a discussion on many important topics, among them, how rude it is when someone can't be bothered to get your name right. Either they mangle it or they abbreviate it or they diminuitivize it ("Robert"? Eff that, I'm calling you "Bobby"!). Or whatev!

How hard is it to listen when someone says what their name is and learn it?

I say that, knowing full well that there is a thing that happens to me (maybe you, too?) that when I'm introduced to someone new, I'm so busy trying to gather myself up into a worthwhile person that I totally blank on anything they say to me. This makes it dang near impossible to get their name.

All this leads to the question du jour plus a song I've been digging:



The question du jour: When someone gets your name wrong, do you correct them? And, if so, how many times are you willing to do this? At what point is knee-capping acceptable?

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