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Just never head or him referred to as only his last name. Perhaps you should review how English names are used??
by strathmeyer 12y ago
Just never head or him referred to as only his last name. Perhaps you should review how English names are used??
- smeyer 12y agoI live in the northeastern part of the US and it is extremely common for me to hear him referred to by just his last name. For all I know it's a regional thing, but it certainly isn't rare.
- jamesbritt 12y agoSame here. I think a) It's fairly common to refer to famous people by their last names (Gates, Jobs, etc.) b) The show is "The Colbert Report", so "Colbert" works as a shortened version. Hence, "Did you catch Clinton on Colbert last night?" In any event this sort of usage is pretty typical.
- bmm6o 12y ago> Just never head [sic] or [sic] him referred to as only his last name The submitted title is referring to the show "The Colbert Report" and not to the person, so your snark isn't even on point. That said I hope we can conclude this tedious sub-thread.