From: "John Oellrich" 

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David,

It is kind of the same way that I felt about be called "Johnny".
It was = sorta OK from my mom or my grandmothers (didn't like it, but what
can = you do?). My Dad and Grandfather would make the mistake rarely, and
if = my brother ever did I would have smacked him around.

Later "Significant Others" could get away with it, and later yet
any = female could (the breaking of the dam here was with a business
associate = that became a good friend, she always called me JohnnyO).

But since I started working at FedEx I have lost my sensitivity to the =
issue. It seems we all use the diminutive to address each other. I think =
it is because we all are so stressed out during the off-load/sort, =
yelling at each other, that we want to show that we aren't pissed at who =
we are screaming at, but that the environment requires it.

--=20

johnnyo
  "David N. Barnett"  wrote in message =
news:op8mcvcupss5uakrptt02japhq21hrj11l{at}4ax.com...
  I don't know how or when it happened, but sometime recently I stopped
  being David and started being Dave.

  Like the man from St. Louis who shares my initials, for most of my
  life I insisted on using both syllables of my given name.  But after a
  while I stopped correcting people when they called me "Dave," although
  it still jarred my ears to hear it.  From that I gradually made the
  transition to a state where it didn't bother me so much, and I just
  rolled with it, but if someone asked me my name I still always
  introduced myself as "David." =20

  But all my co-workers, and all but my oldest friends and family, call
  me "Dave."  And that is what I have become.  Last week I caught myself
  introducing myself to someone as "Dave."  So it's come to this.  I'm
  "Dave" now, and I guess I'm comfortable with it.

  I have no idea what this means.

  --dave
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David,
 
It is kind of the same way that I felt about be called
"Johnny". It =
was=20
sorta OK from my mom or my grandmothers (didn't like it, but what can = you do?).=20
My Dad and Grandfather would make the mistake rarely, and if my brother = ever did=20
I would have smacked him around.
 
Later "Significant Others" could get away with it, and
later yet =
any female=20
could (the breaking of the dam here was with a business associate that = became a=20
good friend, she always called me JohnnyO).
 
But since I started working at FedEx I have lost my sensitivity to =
the=20
issue. It seems we all use the diminutive to address each other. I think = it is=20
because we all are so stressed out during the off-load/sort, yelling at = each=20
other, that we want to show that we aren't pissed at who we are = screaming at,=20
but that the environment requires it.
-- johnnyo

  "David N. Barnett" <d_n_b{at}swbell.net>">mailto:d_n_b{at}swbell.net">d_n_b{at}swbell.net>
wrote in =
message news:op8mcvcupss=
5uakrptt02japhq21hrj11l{at}4ax.com...I=20
  don't know how or when it happened, but sometime recently I =
stoppedbeing=20
  David and started being Dave.Like the man from St. Louis who =
shares my=20
  initials, for most of mylife I insisted on using both syllables of =
my=20
  given name.  But after awhile I stopped correcting people =
when they=20
  called me "Dave," althoughit still jarred my ears to hear =
it.  From=20
  that I gradually made thetransition to a state where it didn't =
bother me=20
  so much, and I justrolled with it, but if someone asked me my name =
I still=20
  alwaysintroduced myself as "David." 
But all my =
co-workers,=20
  and all but my oldest friends and family, callme
"Dave."  And =
that is=20
  what I have become.  Last week I caught myselfintroducing =
myself to=20
  someone as "Dave."  So it's come to this. 
I'm"Dave" =
now, and I=20
  guess I'm comfortable with it.I have no idea what this=20
  means.--dave

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