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superking500

i see that alot 

"Carlsen..... Anand....Kramnik"

 

why not call them by their first name

 

its really not significant, but i guess its just one of my pet peeves... i always think its disrespectful to call someone by their last name 

macer75

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macer75
superking500 wrote:

its really not significant, but i guess its just one of my pet peeves... i always think its disrespectful to call someone by their last name 

So you used to call your teachers by their first name?

yakushi12345

because its normal to refer to people by their last names in the context of professional relationships that aren't personal.

Evanloveschess2010

Does it really matter though? I mean, its all preferences, right? At the end of the day, its their name, and it really just matters whether they prefer their last name, first name, or just don't care and are fine with either.

buuuuykjtrbvtytjjy

It's the same with sports in general, it's just easier to identify because surnames are less shared than forenames.

Evanloveschess2010

True. True. But is this post suppose to mean in general, or just in certain sports or places

brenbrenx

My pet peeve is when I walk into a store and the greeter says "welcome in!" Whoever started "welcome in!" should be sterilized. This is followed closely by my hatred of "what can I get you started with?" In a restaurant setting. Stop....just stop.

Evanloveschess2010

What DOes this HAVe to Do With NAMES?

Evanloveschess2010

And if It doesn't have to be relevent, my pet peeve is people eating with their mouths open. It makes their lips smack together, and just bothers me. Yes if Your eating popcorn thats fine. But its like hearing the inside of their mouth through a microphone. Yuck.

brianchesscake
brenbrenx wrote:

My pet peeve is when I walk into a store and the greeter says "welcome in!" Whoever started "welcome in!" should be sterilized. This is followed closely by my hatred of "what can I get you started with?" In a restaurant setting. Stop....just stop.

it's true, if you ask people on the street who are "fans" of Messi what his first name is, I think it would be surprising how many wouldn't know it was Lionel.

Evanloveschess2010
How did this guy win, I coulda still moved my king
 
 
 
Evanloveschess2010

How did he win. I could have moved my king, but it said no. You lose.

Evanloveschess2010

I could have moved king to h1. But it just said he won instead

play4fun64

Actually we should call them GM Anand GM Kasparov etc. GM is dropped for some reason.

chesssblackbelt

i think most people say magnus instead of carlsen.

sawdof
Evanloveschess2010 wrote:

Does it really matter though? I mean, its all preferences, right? At the end of the day, its their name, and it really just matters whether they prefer their last name, first name, or just don't care and are fine with either.

must matter enough to bump a 11 year old thread

Evanloveschess2010
sawdof wrote:
Evanloveschess2010 wrote:

Does it really matter though? I mean, its all preferences, right? At the end of the day, its their name, and it really just matters whether they prefer their last name, first name, or just don't care and are fine with either.

must matter enough to bump a 11 year old thread

I didn't even read how old it was xd

MariasWhiteKnight

What really rubs me the wrong way is when people wildly mix using first and family names.

Like "IM Rosen" but "GM Hikaru".