| Re: David's new tip articles [message #33682] |
Sat, 18 January 2003 10:17  |
David Fanning
Messages: 11724
Registered: August 2001
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Jeff Guerber (jguerber@icesat2.gsfc.nasa.gov) writes:
> I was browsing the new Programming Tips articles on David's web site
> (www.dfanning.com, if anyone is still unfamiliar with this fantastic
> resource) recently, and I was delighted to see my name! ("Storing
> Associated File Variables") Referenced on David Fanning's web site!
> Wow! *Ego meter rises*
>
> Ummm, well, almost my name. Ahem. It's GUERBER, G, U, E, R, B, E, R.
> No, no: g U E R b e r. No, not R U E, U E R. No, U E. There, that's it.
> GUERBER. Right! That's what I said.
Whoops! Sorry, Jeff. :-(
Corrected now. I think when I see "GU" together "GREW"
comes to mind immediately. I don't ever get to "GRRR"
as the first syllable. Thus, it is impossible to translate
from what I "heard" to what I am writing. I think this is
a phonics thing, as my wife (who learned to write in Catholic
schools) doesn't suffer from this spelling deficiency.
She says she "sees" words. I've never "seen" a word in
my life.
Names are becoming more problematic in society, I think.
I coach tennis at the local high school, and every year
we have more and more kids with what are (it seems to me)
deliberately misspelled first names. "Kevan" comes
immediately to mind. Can you imagine going through
life having to say "Kevin, spelled with an "A" to
everyone you meet. Only to be given a blank look
when the person tries to figure out *where* in hell
an "A" should go in "Kevin". Sigh...
Cheers,
David
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Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Phone: 970-221-0438, E-mail: david@dfanning.com
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| Re: David's new tip articles [message #33723 is a reply to message #33682] |
Thu, 23 January 2003 15:55  |
Pavel A. Romashkin
Messages: 531
Registered: November 2000
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David Fanning wrote:
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> Names are becoming more problematic in society, I think.
> I coach tennis at the local high school, and every year
> we have more and more kids with what are (it seems to me)
> deliberately misspelled first names. "Kevan" comes
> immediately to mind. Can you imagine going through
> life having to say "Kevin, spelled with an "A" to
> everyone you meet. Only to be given a blank look
> when the person tries to figure out *where* in hell
> an "A" should go in "Kevin". Sigh...
I get a feeling that is because the parents don't know the spelling when
they fill out the birth certificate. It is not deliberate. More like,
accidental. No, not a problem with the society.
Cheers,
Pavel
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