"A gentleman never addresses a lady as Ms."

[Meg 50]

So many names these days where they could be either/or ..

Dan .. Daniel/Danny - Danielle/Dannie/Dani.

Bill ( as an alternative to William ) Bill/Billy - Billy/Billie.

Sam .. Samuel/Samantha/Sammy.

Pat .. Patrick/Patricia/Patsy, believe it or not we had a boy at school who was called Patsy, my brother knew him better than me and to this day he still refers to him by that name.

Chris .. Christopher/Christine/Christy and some even spell it with a K and without the h.

Don't even get me started on some of the 'new names' that have appeared in recent years even with the full correct spelling it could be either/or.

Leslie/Lesley

Hilary

Vivien/Vivian

Francis/Frances

Bobbie (Robert/Roberta)

Phil

etc etc

[qbman1]

I'm Philip and my grandmother was Phyllis. She always used to say "there's not a lot between the ip and the iss" !!

[Silver_Shiney]

I knew a chap called Nick a few years ago, who was 2nd generation Italian. He told a story of, when a young boy, going to a Christmas party and receiving a present from the fat bloke in the red jumpsuit.

The first thing he saw on opening it was a red cape. He just knew his dreams of a Superman outfit had been answered. He opened the rest and found, to his horror, it was a nurse's costume.

His father, 1st generation Italian, had submitted Nick's name the Italian way - Nicola.

[qbman1]

I'd have been happy with that !!

[Silver_Shiney]

I'd have been happy with that !!

Knowing you, you'd have been happier with just the nurse....

Unless you meant you'd have been happy being called Nicola..

[qbman1]

I'm not that in touch with my feminine side !!

[Silver_Shiney]

I'm not that in touch with my feminine side !!

Well, I'm blowed if I'm touching it.

[qbman1]

Funny, that's what the nurse said !