How come other people can standardize their spellings and we can't standardize ours.
Damn! n Nicholas S. Thompson Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology Clark University <http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/> http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ From: Friam [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Frank Wimberly Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 4:01 PM To: 'The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group' Subject: [FRIAM] Spelling of Spanish Surnames Spelling of certain surnames (apellidos) in Spanish wasn't standardized until after New Mexico was colonized by Spain. There are only a few spelling ambiguities that are possible in Spanish: soft "c", "s" and "z" are pretty much indistinguishable; "ll" and "y" sound the same; "h" isn't pronounced so you will sometimes see "hormiga" spelled as "ormiga", for example. In New Mexico and certain other places you will see "Gonzales", "Chaves", "Sisneros", and "Vasquez" while in Mexico and Spain they are almost always spelled "Gonzalez", "Chavez", "Cisneros", and Vazquez". There are many other examples. Frank Frank C. Wimberly 140 Calle Ojo Feliz Santa Fe, NM 87505 <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] Phone: (505) 995-8715 Cell: (505) 670-9918 From: Friam [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Arlo Barnes Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 2:48 PM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Santa Fe New Mexican: Our View: For mayor, no perfect choice The rationale Dimas gave (in a Generation Next interview) is that he thinks the public fora Bushe`e and Gonzales have been debating in (the usual places, that is) are frequented predominantly by insiders, and not the public at large. Apparently, he thinks the best way to contact the "actual" public, then, is to flood the city with the physical equivalent of spam - polycarbonate campaign signs. I cannot vote for mayor because I live outside city limits (if you actually look at the boundaries, especially on the south side, they can be pretty ragged), but I would love to see an art campaign for defacing his (and others') posters - even his supporters could join in with favorable modifications. It seems like the main reason behind the (more extensive than one might think?) feeling of 'no good choice' is that the main venues of discussion have focussed on politics (like funding) rather than issues and ideological/action history. Gonzales (Chrome suggested Gonzalez, is that spelling more common internationally?) may be backed by big money, but more important are the questions of whose big money, and if that will affect his actions as possible mayor, and in which way. -Arlo James Barnes
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