― Kodanshi, Tuesday, 29 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
So maybe I need to adopt a 'professional name' for use at work. I spotted a couple of possibilities the other day when looking thru the deeds of my house. The first owner of the house in 1927 and the person who originally owned the land had fantastic names : Seymour Playdell-Bouverie and Sir William Freke. What do you reckon? should I 'become' one of these?
― Dr. C, Tuesday, 29 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Dan Perry, Tuesday, 29 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Maria, Tuesday, 29 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Graham, Tuesday, 29 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
My dad chose a pseudonym when he had to resort to telephone sales to make cash. It made him realise how few names are unambiguously spelled. He went for 'Richard Spencer' but of course even that could be spelled 'Spenser'.
― N., Tuesday, 29 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Elisha Sessions, Tuesday, 29 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
I'm surprised how many people spell my name A-u-t-h-o-r. Close friends, even. Arthur's a pretty ordinary name, isn't it?
― Arthur, Tuesday, 29 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Sean, Tuesday, 29 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Mike Hanle y, Tuesday, 29 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
I also get people putting Ps where the Ts should be, but I think that's just a speech impediment.
My father, whose name is Giorgio, had the best one - a letter addressed to George O'Casarotto.
― Mark C, Tuesday, 29 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Tim, Wednesday, 30 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
there are a lot of [yes] dumber ones too.
― richard john gillanders, Wednesday, 30 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
Which everyone else in the class thought was terribly amusing - for about 6 years.
― clive, Wednesday, 30 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― CarsmileSteve, Wednesday, 30 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
In my case, "Laurel" morphs into Laura or Lauren and NO ONE can pronounce Girvan right on the first try.
― Pyth, Wednesday, 30 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― electric sound of jim, Wednesday, 30 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― girls don't compose, Wednesday, 30 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link