the Mirror.The woman explained: "I have the sort of name that has several common shortened versions - think Samantha/Sammy/Sam."And my entire life, people have insisted on being too familiar and shortening it against my wishes.“I only ever introduce myself as ‘Samantha’, sign off all my emails as Samantha, and insist on it when people ask what I prefer."I think Sammy is too young-sounding for me, and growing up I knew another Sam who was a real piece of work, so I hate being called by that name."To her annoyance, her co-workers often shortened her name despite her correcting them.She continued: "I’ve only won the battle with one person, who took the hint after I started calling him Jonathan instead of his preferred Jon."He asked if he was.
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