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I am the third person by my full name. My grandfather goes by our shared first given name; my father by our shared middle given name. When the distinction does
by halostatue 16y ago
I am the third person by my full name. My grandfather goes by our shared first given name; my father by our shared middle given name. When the distinction does not matter, I just use my first given name and surname. I never use the middle given name (if someone called me just by my middle given name, I would not respond).
If the distinction matters, then whatever system is in place had better be prepared to use my ordinal (III) as significant, but had better not put it as part of my last name.
So I will go by: "A-"; "A- Z-"; "A- H- Z-"; or "A- H- Z- III". I never go by "H-"; "H- Z-"; "H- Z- III"; or "A- Z- III".
- Vivtek 16y agoWell, in my case, in addition to giving my my dad's first name, my parents called me by my middle name to distinguish us (a not-unusual practice in families originating in Kentucky/Tennessee; I'm damned lucky they called me Mike instead of Jim-Mike). So for all intents and purposes, my legal middle name is my actual name. It's what I identify with me. That programmers don't get that is a continual source of irritation in my life.