Piers has asked me to mention this on here, and since he says it's going to be good it probably will be. It's got an interesting bunch of people speaking at it.
I thought I was going to be speaking at the London one, but I can't be because the guy they've got listed on the site only has one 'l' in his name. And no-one would invite someone to speak at something and then misspell their name would they? It's not like the correct spelling of my name is a closely guarded secret.
And also, it can't be me because it says there'll be no lecturing or platitudes, and if that's the case then I wouldn't have anything to say.
Well, they should change the venue to Great Russel Street then.
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Posted by: elfaminto | January 20, 2006 at 11:06 PM
behave yourself and don´t be rude!
you are not mick jagger, dear...your name is due to be mispelled.
(and - what difference makes a single "L" at the end of a name where already there´s another L?...)
Posted by: Giuliana De Lucca | January 24, 2006 at 06:50 PM
Talking about Lavazza... here in Italy there's a huge competitor of Lavazza called Vergnano whose brand name is dangerously close to my last name. I am always being called Vergnano from everybody.
A small anedocte (like anyone cares): incidentally I am also the planner of Cafè Vergnano.
So you can imagine the first time I met the client
"Hello, I'm Mr. Vergnano"
"Hello, I'm Luca Vergano"
The guy looked at me like I was pulling his leg.
Posted by: Luca Vergano | January 25, 2006 at 08:37 AM
Giuliana, fair point, maybe I'm being snotty. But I'm not arguing for special treatment, I think spelling people's name right is just basic politeness. And quite a good signal of the care you'll take of them. Or not.
Posted by: russell | January 25, 2006 at 11:46 AM