| ??? 02/22/08 08:34 Read: times |
#151291 - Confusion ! Responding to: ???'s previous message |
Ap Charles said:
Why didnt you told me that earlier Steve :) , no problems calling names .There is a confusion how to judge which part of name is surname and which not . AP Sorry AP, its tricky, because many official things document surname first, then "christian" or "first" name second ! Andy Neil's mode of address here should be Andy, Erik Malund is Erik, Now, AP Charles gives us problems ! Is Ap a first name, or your initials - instinct for English speakers would probably be to assume you have written in an official mode, whereby your name is Charles, Ap ( and I would be Taylor, Steve) - Charles is a recognisable firstname, and the brain does the swapping over. While we are on this topic, many of our Arab speaking members will formally address others here as "Mr Steve" or "Mr Erik" - this is common in Arabic culture I believe, but of course in our system, we are "Mr Taylor" and "Mr Malund" I don't think we want to use formal addresses in here ! Steve |
