Naming Conventions, Where's the Convention Waldo?

[Cameron Simpson]

On 12Jul2010 02:43, Steven D'Aprano <steve-REMOVE-THIS at cybersource.com.au> wrote:
| On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 02:40:07 +0000, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
| > On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 01:31:14 +0100, Mark Lawrence wrote:
| >> Well said Steven, or is it Stephen, or Stephan, or Stefen, or what?
| > 
| > For some reason, when I answer the phone and say "Hello, Steven
| > speaking?" I often get called Peter.
| 
| Er, without the question mark.

Ah, so you get differing results when you use the question mark?
Phonetic punctuation; Victor Borge would be proud.
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