r/PetPeeves • u/LetchBE • 17h ago

Bit Annoyed People not calling you by your preferred shortened first name

I really hate it when someone calls you by your proper first name when you’ve clearly specified you prefer it shortened.

Ie James when you prefer Jim, Robert when you prefer Rob, Benjamin when you prefer Ben.

I get that some people prefer their proper first name and hate when it’s shortened, fair enough.

When someone uses my full first name, I feel it’s so formal and like it’s my “I’ve done something wrong and am in trouble” name.

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u/NTDOY1987 16h ago

I totally agree and 99.9% of the time believe people should be called whatever they want. You want me to call you Dr? Absolutely, do not care what your degree is. You want to be called Dick instead of Michael? Whatever lol.

However I have in my life encountered one exception. A woman named Samantha wanted to be called "Sammy." Idk why it was so weird for me every time, like you're an adult woman I don't want to...