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Originally Posted by jambutty
It is even more pathetic, lazy, disrespectful and insulting to call someone by a name other than their own.
Would you ask your greengrocer for a pound of CP’s?
Would you call your boss by his initials or his abbreviated name to his face, unless it was the norm?
This whole issue is a puerile sub-conscious attempt to try and establish an infantile superiority over the person you name. Old fashioned foremen would often mis-name a new employee as a means of establishing who is boss. Tradesmen would also employ the same tactic when addressing their apprentices.
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Have you ever thought that we abbreviate your name in an affectionate way?