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Originally Posted by marilynk  see, I have no problem w/ using a persons last name, and have never heard that it was rude--of course, I have been around a lot of law enforcement and US Military. It's common practice to refer to address someone w/ their last name. I rarely referred to the Sgt. and Lts. that supervised the dispatcher center as "Sgt. Smith" or "Lt. Brown". It was always "Smith, I got a call for you", "Brown, you want to take the missing vehicle call?" So, I think it really depends on your frame of reference as to whether calling someone by their last name is rude.... |
ITA that it depends on your frame of reference. I have always worked in an office situation with doctors, nurses, pharmacists, etc., and wouldn't dream of calling any of those individuals by their last name. I have referred to individuals by their last name on occasion on this board but always feel "off" when I do. One of my rare letters to a TV station was about a newscaster who repeatedly referred to President Clinton as Clinton.
P'd me off big time but I've noticed it has become a quite frequent occurrence and I've tried to "get over it". Maybe need to lighten up and stop channeling my grandmother who taught us our manners.
