As I said in my earlier reply, politeness doesn't cost ... to modern idiom of everybody using first names for everything! When did this start in Britain? In some older books I noticed that people address each other (even friends) by their last

As I said in my earlier reply, politeness doesn't cost ... to modern idiom of everybody using first names for everything! When did this start in Britain? In some older books I noticed that people address each other (even friends) by their last

As I said in my earlier reply, politeness doesn't cost anything and you really can't go wrong if you follow ... as an invitation to them to use. I don't subscribe to modern idiom of everybody using first names for everything! When did

I can imagine. Should you choose to share some more ... we might be able to provide more relevant help. cheers, The kind of people are mainly senior persons in academia or industry, whom I ask for a favour, ie some ... you to address the wife with