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rayt
Joined: 30 Oct 2005 Posts: 60
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Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 4:39 pm Post subject: name format |
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Dear teachers,
If someone said his/her name is:
AAAAA-BBBBB CCCCC
which part is the first name?
which part is the last name?
what is BBBBB actually?
why there is a hyphen here?
Please help. Thank you. |
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pugachevV
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 2295
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Posted: Fri May 21, 2010 4:07 am Post subject: |
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Mary-Jane Smith.
Mary-Jane is her given name. Smith is her family name.
There is a hyphen because Mary is a given name in its own right and so is Jane. |
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rayt
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Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 2:05 am Post subject: |
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Excuse me...
So what do I supposed to call her?
Hi Mary.
or
Hi Jane.
Please help.
thank you. |
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pugachevV
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Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 5:02 am Post subject: |
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| Hi, Mary-Jane. |
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