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When did it become acceptable to address men as "Mr" and then their First name instead of their last name?
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 37405403:MV81MDM5ODM4XzkyMzM2Mjg1XzYwNzQ2OUZC] [quote:CitizenPerth™:MV81MDM5ODM4XzkyMzM0OTE5XzFFNUNCOUYz] In prison, they call you by your last name as if it's your first. It's to remove individual personification. [/quote] This is true in the miltary and sometimes elsewhere. IMHO, it's totally unacceptable. Either you're on a first name basis or you're addressed by Nr/Miss/Mrs and your surname. The media have picked up this awful habit of addressing by surname without a title. It's disgusting and also very confusing when they are describing multiple family members. It eliminates the distinction of being male or female too. [/quote]
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Everywhere I go now I am addressed formally by my first name instead of my last name. So for example, if my name was James Smith, I would be addressed as "Mr James" instead of "Mr Smith". How & why did this become the norm?!? I don't get it!
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