Folks: My sense is that it usually creates a nicer tone for people
to call each other by their full names, first names, or
title-plus-last-name, rather than just by last name alone. It also
usually creates a nicer tone for people not to talk about others'
peddl[ing] their views (whether
as Eugene signs his name as just Eugene --but hey, we all know him and love
him and know is last name!
Paul Finkelman
Paul Finkelman
President William McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law
and Public Policy
Albany Law School
80 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, New York 12208-3494
