Posted by so on June 12, 2005, at 20:50:25 [reposted on June 14, 2005, at 3:15:59 | original URL]
In reply to Re: So's request for Robert Hsuing » so, posted by JenStar on June 12, 2005, at 20:21:57
> so,
> I find it interesting that you address Dr. Bob as "Robert Hsuing" instead of "Dr. Bob" or "Dr. Hsuing." Can I ask you why that is? It seems you've adopted Lou's style of requests for Dr. Bob, but have changed the way you address him. Is there a reason for that?
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> Just curious,
> JenStarI probably address him as Robert Hsuing instead of as Robert Hsiung because my middle finger is longer than my index finger and since it has to bend more to reach the letter keys, it doesn't reach the intended "i" key as quickly as my index finger reaches the "u" key, even though my mind might have sequenced the action in the proper order.
I don't address him as doctor because his ostensible role here is not medical, and because he has encouraged the use of less formal monikers by adopting the name "Bob." Robert Hsiung is his proper name and it is proper to address him by that name.
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