I was talking to a girl I work with today; we’ll call her Cassandra. She was telling me that someone we worked with had just called her “Cassie” instead of Cassandra.
“It wouldn’t be so weird if it was someone who I knew better,” she said. “Most everyone calls me Cassandra; it was just strange that he called me Cassie because nobody uses it. It feels too familiar.”
“That’s odd,” I replied. “I’m the exact opposite.”
Which is true. Most everyone calls me “Mel” or even “Meli.” Very few people use my full name, Melanie, unless I’m in serious trouble. It’s strange to me when people use my full name, especially strangers, because it seems weirdly personal.
Which are you? Would you rather people use a full name when they speak to you, or a nickname?
I’m an Amanda, and have always been. I hate Mandy (why, I don’t know…it’s just never been me), though lazy people do shorten my name to Manda just to drop a syllable.
Its weird because everyone calls me “Mel” except for the people closest to me (my parents and boyfriend, who call me “Melanie”) haha. I actually kind of prefer “Mel” because it sounds less formal. I also have a couple friends who call me “Mellie” or “Mel Mel” =P