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Poll: What do you do when someone gets your name wrong at work?

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Workplace Communication Examiner

Last month, we learned that Elizabeth Becton
really hates being called “Liz.” Although she overreacted when she was accidentally called that nickname, e-mail etiquette expert Janis Fisher Chan—author of E-Mail: A Write It Well Guide—says that you should never call someone by a nickname until you know it’s okay. How do you handle a situation where someone calls you by the wrong name at work?

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Kenya McCullum is a freelance writer with an interest in how people use, and abuse, communication in their personal lives. She can be reached at this address.

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