Do you say my name is or I am?

Do you say my name is or I am?

Never use “I’m John Smith” when you introduce yourself; instead, use “My name is John Smith.” I would agree with this much: in general, using “my name is” is probably preferable to “I am”, because there is more to who we are than our name.

Can you start a letter with I am writing?

For that reason, I wouldn’t usually recommend that you start an email or letter with ‘I am writing’, any more than I would recommend starting a phone call with ‘I am calling’. Both are self-evident and therefore a waste of ink/breath. They are also arguably a little lazy.

Should you say your name in an email?

3 Answers. Emails are not like phone calls; they are more like letters. With email, the recipient can see your email address or, in some cases, your name before reading the email. If you’re writing an informal email, you might write only your first name, first initial, or not include a signature at all.

Should I use first name or last name in email?

In an email, use a formal form of address the first time you contact a person. The other person will likelyrespond by signing with just a first name. In your next email you can safely address that person by their first name. Q.

Is it rude to call someone by their first name in Japan?

Unlike many western cultures, in Japan people generally don’t call one-another by their first name. Doing so can be a mark of disrespect, unless you’re very close to the other person and in the right sort of casual environment, so you’ve read. Mental note then: first names are best avoided.

Do Japanese go by first or last name?

In English, the names of living or recently deceased Japanese are generally given surname last and without macrons. Historical figures are given surname first and with macrons, if available.

Are Japanese names backwards?

It cites Japanese names the Western way, given name first, surname second. After the war, it was academic books like this study that took the lead in giving Japanese names as they are given in Japan, surname first. Most likely, then, the Japanese themselves decided to reverse the name order for Western use.

How do Japanese call names?

Using Japanese Honorific Titles (E.g. San, Sama, Kun and Chan) In Japan, most of the time people call each other by their family name rather than their given names. A Japanese honorific title is a suffix that goes after the person’s name as in “Satou (name) san (honorific)” to raise this person up.