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Out of curiosity, why do you call her by her first name instead of her last name (Meyer)? Is there another famous Meyer such that there could be a confusion her
by hk__2 10y ago
Out of curiosity, why do you call her by her first name instead of her last name (Meyer)? Is there another famous Meyer such that there could be a confusion here?
- uptown 10y agoYou spelled her last name wrong.
- hk__2 10y agoThat’s right; thanks!
- CarpetBench 10y agoEh? Does it matter? Some people are referred to frequently by their first names (Sergey, Larry, Joel), some by their last name (Woz, Jobs), some by both or either. Are you trying to imply something?
- hk__2 10y agoThere’s no reason to be confrontational here; I’m wondering why we refer to some people by their first name rather than they last name. The most obvious reason is when there’s already a famous <last_name> (e.g. "Hillary" vs. "Clinton"), or if you know that person personnally. Wikipedia refers to both Marissa M_a_yer and Larry Page (and everybody) with their last name. Do you have some examples of e.g. press articles where Brin or Page are referred to by their first name?
- rconti 10y agoOscar.
- Gargoyle 10y agoFunnily enough, there is a well-known Marissa MEyer as well as the Yahoo CEO Marissa MAyer. http://ew.com/article/2013/02/14/marissa-meyer-talks-scarlet-her-worries-over-cinder-and-a-potential-movie-exclusive/ http://ew.com/article/2013/02/14/marissa-meyer-talks-scarlet...
- 3minus1 10y agoask Elon