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Angsty McGothsalot ([info]angstymcgoth) wrote in [info]otf_wank,
@ 2009-06-17 22:38:00


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Don't call me Liz, BITCH.
Possible [info]political_wank? I'm posting it here, since the "politics" are largely incidental. So-and-so asks Jim McDermott's secretary for an audience, and addresses her poorly ('Liz' rather than 'Elizabeth'). HOLY SHIT, you did not just go there!

A few weeks ago, the assistant e-mailed Becton seeking a meeting with McDermott and a client, JPMorgan Chase. Days later, the assistant checked back in and unfortunately began the e-mail with “Hi Liz.”

Becton curtly replied, “Who is Liz?”

When the assistant wrote back with an apology, Becton turned up the heat. “I do not go by Liz. Where did you get your information?” she asked.

The back-and-forth went on for 19 e-mails, with the assistant apologizing six times if she had “offended” Becton, while Becton lectured about name-calling.


Please, please check out the email exchange hosted on Politico.


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[info]cjk
2009-06-18 09:30 pm UTC (link)
In Russia I can get away with First Name + Patronymic, but I'm not sure what the modern business correspondence rules are. The traditional put-down equivalent to the above is "мы с вами на брудершафт не пили". ;)

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tree
2009-06-18 09:37 pm UTC (link)
Love it, very snooty. (If I'm reading it right, that is, and not falling for false friends.) How come there's a German word in the middle of it?

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[info]cjk
2009-06-18 10:21 pm UTC (link)
It's a legitimate loanword, from the "brotherhood" drinking ritual where you link hands and drink from each other's glasses (never managed to do that without spilling everything all over myself). Used to be, in some places still is, the "official" ritual for switching from the "вы" to the "ты". Dates to 17th century or earlier, apparently.

ru.wiki and de.wiki explanations.

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