. . This was really interesting to read. Had I had any idea that you would still be okay with Shirley, I'd almost certainly still be calling you that. But I was among a group of people you specifically told you'd like to be known to as Laney, I switched it -- and now you're just automatically "Laney" in my brain. As such, since you're now apparently giving people a completely open option between the two, I'll probably just continue calling you Laney, because that's who you are to me right now.
Honestly, the one and only thing that irritates me about this scenario is the auto-fill in my emails, because I constantly try writing in "Laney," and then I have to remember that it only auto-fills if I start with "Shirley," as then it fills in with "Shirley (Laney)." I didn't program this in, mind you; my email simply took that from how the emails were received
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I could always legally change my name to Shirlaney, but it is reminiscent of someone whith lots of cellulite who lives in a trailer park. Not that there's anything *wrong* with cellulite or trailer parks, but, you know what I mean.
You're still Shirley in my brain by default, and Laney is something I have to translate Shirley into, so I'll probably just relax and call you Shirley.
I've actually been wanting people to call me "Charlie" more and more, since that's the name I grew up with and was known as in school. Professionally in my music circles, I go by Charles, which I wear like a tuxedo, if you know what I'm trying to say. If I don a tux, I feel I also don the name "Charles", but in any other situation, it's always gnawed away at the back on my mind that it's a little stiff. Princely, or something, and I just don't feel like a prince.
However, I also don't wish to make people change what they're comfortable calling me. I have several friends whom I've met through professional channels, and they continue to call me Charles, and that's just fine. Cavin mostly calls me "Charlie", but when he says "Charles" it really gets my attention, like I'm in trouble or something ;)
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This was really interesting to read. Had I had any idea that you would still be okay with Shirley, I'd almost certainly still be calling you that. But I was among a group of people you specifically told you'd like to be known to as Laney, I switched it -- and now you're just automatically "Laney" in my brain. As such, since you're now apparently giving people a completely open option between the two, I'll probably just continue calling you Laney, because that's who you are to me right now.
Honestly, the one and only thing that irritates me about this scenario is the auto-fill in my emails, because I constantly try writing in "Laney," and then I have to remember that it only auto-fills if I start with "Shirley," as then it fills in with "Shirley (Laney)." I didn't program this in, mind you; my email simply took that from how the emails were received ( ... )
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I could always legally change my name to Shirlaney, but it is reminiscent of someone whith lots of cellulite who lives in a trailer park. Not that there's anything *wrong* with cellulite or trailer parks, but, you know what I mean.
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I've actually been wanting people to call me "Charlie" more and more, since that's the name I grew up with and was known as in school. Professionally in my music circles, I go by Charles, which I wear like a tuxedo, if you know what I'm trying to say. If I don a tux, I feel I also don the name "Charles", but in any other situation, it's always gnawed away at the back on my mind that it's a little stiff. Princely, or something, and I just don't feel like a prince.
However, I also don't wish to make people change what they're comfortable calling me. I have several friends whom I've met through professional channels, and they continue to call me Charles, and that's just fine. Cavin mostly calls me "Charlie", but when he says "Charles" it really gets my attention, like I'm in trouble or something ;)
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