Nicholas Bodley wrote:

>
> On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 08:59:36 -0500, Peter T. Daniels
> <grammatim@...> wrote:
>
> > My initials are PTD.
>
> Sorry; I lost my middle initial at age 10. Some people don't mind if their
> middle initials are omitted. Others do. People younger than 55 or so
> sometimes are insulted if one assumes that a common nickname (such as
> "Pete" for Peter) is OK; that's comparatively new in our society. It
> complicates matters if one needs to first determine whether someone else
> wishes to be known only by a full and formal first name; nevertheless,
> I've found that to be a necessary courtesy.

Don't call me Pete, Nick.
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Peter T. Daniels grammatim@...