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I, too, used to be irritated when telemarketers would ask for “Mrs. Tucker.” (“There’s no Mrs. Steele, so what do you want?” Jan. 19)

Finally, I started responding to those requests by saying, “This is Mrs. Tucker.” Because I have a deep, resonant bass voice, this is usually met with a confused silence, during which I hang up and giggle–girlishly, of course.