Mr. Firstname?
I heard my colleagues said Mr. First name, as in "Mr. Keisuke" (Keisuke, HONDA; soccer player). Is it an appropriate English in business scene? I've never heard it before.
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Mr. First name?
I heard my colleagues say Mr. First name, as in "Mr. Keisuke" (Keisuke, HONDA; soccer player). Is it an appropriate English (not necessary because the language is inferred. Maybe you could say "usage" instead) in the business scene? I've never heard it before.I know this is just writing practice, but to answer your question if you do not already know, the reason people called the person by Mr. his first name is most likely because the order of the names in Japanese is opposite of English. People just didn't realize that the second name was his first name.
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Thanks a lot, Andy, it was very helpful. I understand now it's acceptable in a humorous conversation between friends.
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No, it is not used in business language. If a person was named (firstname) David (surname) Smith, then it will always be "Mr Smith"
... the only time someone might call him "Mr David" would be in a humorous conversation between friends... "Hello Mr David, are you here to do all my work for me?".
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