<OT> Merry Christmas

[Alma J Wetzker]

Ted Ozolins wrote:
> Collins wrote:
> 
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>> That's ok.  I've gone through a lifetime with people reversing my 
>> names.  It's a pretty good clue to hang up when I get a phone call for 
>> Mr. Collins or Rich Collins!
>>  
>>
> If a tele_marketer takes the time to show an effort in getting my name 
> correctly pronounced (Teodors and not Theodore) I might give them the 
> time of day, if not I usually tell them to take a phonics course and 
> hang up. Its strange how little an effort is applied to getting a name 
> correct in todays business'.  I've seen correspondence with everything 
> from Mr. T. Gozling to Ozonol.  English is/was my second language, but 
> over the years has become the only language I use. I was taught in 
> primary school that a persons name is as import as the person. We were 
> given various assignments that required us to look up and ensure that 
> the name of the person we had to write to was correct, including all the 
> initials. Our teachers name was Miss Sally Jeanne.
> Cheers..
> 
My wife's name is Christine.  About 3/4 of our fireplace fodder comes 
addressed to Ms. Alma Wetzker or Mr. Chris Wetzker.  As for the phone, anyone 
who calls and doesn't know I sing baritone isn't worth talking to.  If I have 
done business with them in the past and they aren't attentive enough to get my 
gender correct, they are a waste of time.

It is amazing how just learning someone's name (correctly) can make everything 
easier.  Look at most politicians or executives, they know someone from 
EVERYWHERE, and they know something about them.  Making those human 
connections can make a big difference in a career, other things being equal. 
Someone's own name is the sweetest song they can hear, it is best to sing it 
in tune.

     -- Alma