When someone introduces themselves to me as Alexander or Benjamin I wouldn't call them Alex or Ben, I'd call them by the name they introduced themselves as. And I have known Christophers, Alexanders, Nicholas', Rebeccas, Williams, Nathans, Victorias, Elizabeths, Jacobs, Mathews and a Cynthia that only went by their full names.
of course usually most would do go by the obvious nicknames, what I'm saying is that not all of them automatically get called that by everyone if that's what they (or their parents) want.
btw did I come off as angry about that nickname thing, because I wasn't and didn't mean to...
This message was edited 3/5/2011, 12:40 PM