djackson 22568 (10/29/2013)

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Beatrix Kiddo (10/29/2013)

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david.irvine 7489 (10/28/2013)

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A long time ago, I knew someone whose surname was Null. Now that I work with databases I often wonder if any of you have encountered problems with this surname? I imagine that problems were more likely in the early days of database use.

This made me smile.

I have a fairly long first name that people always, but always shorten without asking me first. There's an abbreviation I'm happy to use, and one I absolutely hate, and they always use the one I hate. I don't know how to raise it without seeming princessy so I have to let it slide :crazy:.

(I don't want to say what my real name is, but if you imagine it's Rebecca, it's the equivalent of calling me Reb when I prefer to be called Becky or Rebecca.)

My wife let's it slide, I DON'T! It really annoys me (not quite what I was going to say) that my family doesn't care to say my wife's name correctly after 26 years! Seriously?

Taking your example, it would be the equivalent of them calling Rebecca "Re". I cannot convey the emotion I am experiencing right now with sufficient emphasis without the possibility of offending lots of readers, so I am going to stop, go beat my head against the wall for an hour or so, and try to once again forget how annoying family can be.