How do you introduce yourself? I find it difficult to find a replacement for:
- I'm Steven
- Hi, my name is Steven
- I'm named|called Steven
The only thing I could come up with "Hi, Steven, nice to meet you" sounds rather forced.
The grammatical rules of English make it more difficult to use this compared to some other languages. E-prime seems very stinted, especially when asking questions:
Is "less objective" really an advantage over "more subjective" for a hacker?
And let me ask that example question as well. As somebody working in IT, I strive to come across as (nay, to be!) as objective and as precise as possible.
"My friends call me Steven. You will address me as Mr Seagal."
One of the advantages of this restriction on speech is that it forces you to think about relationships between things. In this case, what does it mean to have a name?
In English, I think this form typically implies that Ishmael is not the speaker's usual name, but just a name that the speaker wants the listeners to use.
E-prime runs in communicative problems because of linguistic marked-ness.
It is perfectly normal to use phrasing such as that in some languages apart from English. While not common in English, I think generally it makes more sense this way.
- I'm Steven
- Hi, my name is Steven
- I'm named|called Steven
The only thing I could come up with "Hi, Steven, nice to meet you" sounds rather forced.
The grammatical rules of English make it more difficult to use this compared to some other languages. E-prime seems very stinted, especially when asking questions:
And let me ask that example question as well. As somebody working in IT, I strive to come across as (nay, to be!) as objective and as precise as possible.