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[quote=Anonymous]Just tell him, OP. He probably doesn't know your last name so he's using your first name because that's what his parents call you. Yes it's regional. I'm from Vermont where it is and was normal to use first names with adults you know. Not with teachers though. For an adult to insist on an honorific feels really odd to me, like the person is hung up on hierarchy and their own importance. Now that I live in DC, I'm fine with first name, Larla's Mom, Ms. Larla's Mom, Ms. Lastname, or whatever the kid comes up with. And because my last name is Polish and difficult, I also answer to Ms. First Initial and "Ms. Um, Uh, Ms." [/quote]
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