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"Never use a first name," he told lawyers.
The aforementioned seniority difference between professors and students is one, and medical doctors might use a first name with patients while still expecting "Dr" in reply.
He said the representative, who went by the name Wexler — he or she did not use a first name — communicated with him only by e-mail.
TONY From the Estonian filmmaker Veiko Ounpuu, the tale of a midlevel executive who loses his moral compass as his life seems to disintegrate around him. 3 BILLION AND COUNTING The global devastation caused by malaria is pinned on the 1972 ban on the use of DDT in a documentary written, produced and directed by Dr. Rutledge, who doesn't use a first name.
Until you're invited to use a first name, use Mr., Ms. or Dr. along with the last name.
Use a first name as a last name.
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Lovejoy (he never uses a first name) lives in a rented barn-like house in pastoral East Anglia, drives a sputtering yellow Volvo and spends as much time fleeing creditors as he does sleuthing for priceless antiques.
Using a first name, by itself, is unacceptable.
In terms of safety, users sign up using a first name only, there is no private messaging or phone number requirement, and individual profile photos cannot be copied via screenshot and don't expand when clicked to prevent being stolen.
Using a first name is also fine in a professional setting, and the recipient will regard it as more personal and friendly.
In court this week, prosecutors said he had applied for a passport under one name, a driver's license under another, and had used a third name spelled various ways during production of the film.
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