[INDOLOGY] prof. or mr. or mrs. or ms. etc first name

[Nagaraj Paturi]

A small correction of a typo:

I did not want to type

This was seriously an interesting piece of cultural information *from* me

It wanted to type

This was seriously an interesting piece of cultural information *for* me.


On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 9:56 AM, Nagaraj Paturi <nagarajpaturi at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Its alright. These oversights happen with everyone of us.
>
> Now ,coming to the point of discussion in the thread, when I went through
> Prof. Pandurangi's mail, for an analysis in terms of this title in front of
> first name or second name or no title at all, I was not able to see any
> system or hierarchy in this matter in the mail.
>
> Just curious to learn from the list members who speak English as their
> mother tongue: is it considered insulting inside the English speaking
> culture, if the title such as Mr or Prof is kept in front of the first
> name? This was seriously an interesting piece of cultural information from
> me. Learning such cultural nuances of English language appears to be a
> never ending process for English learners like me.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 16, 2015 at 5:42 PM, Dominik Wujastyk <wujastyk at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I'm terribly sorry!  You're absolutely right!  I was looking at the wrong
>> email header.  Please accept my apologies.
>> ​
>> ​Dominik Wujastyk​
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Prof.Nagaraj Paturi
> Hyderabad-500044
>



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Prof.Nagaraj Paturi
Hyderabad-500044


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