Dear Queenie,
I’m in high school and volunteer with a local service group. I always call my supervisors “Mr.” or “Mrs.” but some of them sign their e-mails to me with their first name.
Queenie, does this mean I should call them by their first name when I talk to them or e-mail them?—Respectful teenager
Dear Teenager,
It is more polite to use the respectful title in addressing an adult. However, if you would like to be less formal, you could ask the ones who sign their first name for permission to use it rather than the formal title.
