Re: [issues] names [was: Anyone know any more about this study?]

[Ian Hall-Beyer]

On Tue, 8 Aug 2000 16:05:01 -0700 (PDT), Nicole Zimmerman wrote:

>It drives me nuts to have my name spelled wrong, let alone have someone
>assume it's of a different gender... I can't imagine how you deal with it
>(other than getting used to it, like having your name spelled wrong ;o)).

You'd think that with a name like "Ian" the gender confusion wouldn't
be an issue. (do YOU know of any women named "Ian"). On the flip side,
whenever someone calls up and asks for "EYE-an", or "Ms. Jan", or some
other weird butchering of my name (and believe me, there have been some
that have been almost unrecognizable) I know immediately that it's
someone that either wants money, or wants to sell me something, or  is
one of my creditors. Many of said creditors learned very quickly that
if they want money out of me, they had better learn my name. 

-Ian ("EE-An")



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