> > But now I'm curious: the tendency in the US of > children addressing > elders by their first name;.....
You brought to mind the small child of our friends who was just learning to talk. He could pronouce DH's name of Chuck but not mine. He solved it by calling both of us 'Chuck'. He knew we always came together so the single name worked for him. This went on only a few months until his language skills developed more. I was rather a surprise to me until I realized what was happening. The families parted ways before he was old enough to say Mr or Mrs, but he did finally learn to say Alice. On another subject...As I got older, I was sometimes annoyed in a medical office when a young twerp of a girl would call me Alice. I have since noticed that's it's commonly done in various medical offices. Once in a while they will use the full name but usually it's just the first name. Alice in Oregon To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
