On Mon, Oct 01, 2001 at 08:00:22PM -0700, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > > if you really want "the" to be part of the name "GNU Hurd", it should > > actually be "The GNU Hurd". Otherwise it's just part of the rest of > > those sentences. (And if you say the "the" isn't important enough > > to be capitalized, I propose that it isn't important enough to be a > > necessary part of the official name.) > > "the" isn't a part of the name, the point is that the name is the sort > of part of speech which takes "the"--unlike proper names in general, > which don't get "the". >
This is off-topic, but does it annoy anyone else that some medical offices have lately taken to using the title "Doctor" as though it were a proper name? For example, the receptionist at my daughter's pediatrician's office always says things like "Doctor will be with you shortly", or "I'll tell Doctor you are here now." I think this should be "The Doctor will be with you" or "Dr. Smith will be with you soon." :-) -Brent
