Comments on: All in a Name

By: Banksy

Banksy — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:59:05 +0000

Thanks Malcolm, I guess you suffer the same probs I do

By: Malcolm Sleath

Malcolm Sleath — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:35:18 +0000

Malcolm has two Ls. Just saying…

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Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:18:28 +0000

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By: Banksy

Banksy — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:05:14 +0000

Ooooh excellent point and one that I’d not thought of at all Cheers for commenting Oli (and I hope I can call you that after our many meetings )

By: Oliver Moore

Oliver Moore — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 08:06:44 +0000

Spelling of a name is important, making sure you use the persons full name is just as important.

I recently got very annoyed by being called Oli in a meeting- despite having been introuced as Oliver and then receiving a follow up email calling me Olly. (Spelt wronh I might add).

Rule of thumb, only shorten someones name when they have shortened it, directly to you first.

By: Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:47:49 +0000

Probably quite a few. It something that annoys the daylights out of me. I don’t mind how people pronounce it so long as they spell it right. Probably a goo thing, because the only person that actually pronounces it right is my wife, sometimes I don’t even do it right.

By: Banksy

Banksy — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:22:20 +0000

Wow – A double whammy of wrong spellings – I wonder how many ‘Ala(i)st(d)air’s I can get to comment on this post

By: Banksy

Banksy — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:21:12 +0000

Totally agree and thanks for the comment Cathy

By: Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:42:54 +0000

At least your last name isn’t a common first name as well. For some reason Americans invariably assume I’m incompetent and can’t fill in forms and my first name is “Allan” and my second name is “Alasdair” despite anything I say to the contrary. Actually, it’s not restricted to Americans, but it’s more common…

By: Cathy Debenham

Cathy Debenham — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:22:54 +0000

While I don’t get angry about emails with my name spelt Kathy, it just gives an impression of sloppyness and not bothering. Not a good way to win friends (or business) and influence people.