Former chaplain Norris Burkes recalls the summer he adopted a different name and the long-lasting consequences.

It’s likely you’ve seen Call Me By Your Name, Luca Guadagnino’s 2017 coming-of-age gay romance starring a young Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer. But eagle-eyed viewers may wonder why the film was ...

A grandparent's spouse won’t use their grandson’s first name, only calling him ‘the little one’ or using his middle name — ...

I don't mind being called an old codger but I do resent the fact that the NHS takes two months to provide me with my scan results.' The NHS manual says it 'does not use' the terms middle-aged ...

We’re here to protect those that can't speak for themselves, yet we are in the middle of being bullied ... but I'm scared to call her because she told me not to, then what do you do?

I was under a lot of pressure to find the perfect names Their grievances have led me to reexamine the naming ... Graham was named after his dad's middle name. James was named after a relative ...

"One day, my manager at that time heard my mom call me Keke because I wasn't listening," Palmer said. "So, she was like 'Keke. Keke!' And he said, 'That's — that should be your stage name.'" ...

"I don't know what made me do it. I’d hung up and I’m sitting there going ‘Hmm, I wonder if these things call out,’ " he recalled. "So I pick up the phone and I hit — what do you ...

(It can cause problems in rare cases, Ditye told me, if, say, you can’t call out a loved one’s name when they’re walking into traffic.) Still, if you avoid saying the names of those closest ...

My irritation is that she greets all the men as “Mr.,” and me by my first name ... one of my joys after retiring was to finally be called by my first name again. GENTLE READER: Ironic indeed.

My name is listed only as an emergency contact, but they still call me with all the reminders and schedule changes. If I don’t respond, they text me repeatedly. One time, my husband was late ...