The Vocabulary of First Names

Please, call me Bob. The senior person offers the first name at the first meeting.

Mr. Johnson was my father. A friendly refusal of the title. It means: use my first name.

Hi, I’m Jim, and I run the place. The boss introduces himself by first name and only then by role.

We’re on a first-name basis. The relationship is informal. It does not say who decides.

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