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Re: David's new tip articles [message #33723 is a reply to message #33682] Thu, 23 January 2003 15:55 Go to previous message
Pavel A. Romashkin is currently offline  Pavel A. Romashkin
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Registered: November 2000
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David Fanning wrote:
>
> 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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