In response to blip #70070
@Sorrowless: The short version was androgynous, and so was how I looked to a lot of people. Using Alexander solved that. I have a beard now, so I can use Alex and it's usually obvious that it's short for Alexander.
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In response to blip #70071
@kamimatsu: Let me see if I got this straight. You used Alexander because people tended to mistakenly adress you as a girl?