> From: Howard Brazee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, January 16, 2007 10:25 am > > Of course Harry S Truman's middle initial was his middle name. Same > thing for the stage name of Michael J Fox (who thought the "J" in > Michael J. Pollard sounded good). But software keeps putting > periods after these initials even though they are not abbreviations.
Well, it is true that the letter S was his middle name, but he did write it with a period, despite it not being an abbreviation. see here: http://www.trumanlibrary.org/letters/de3110p4.gif and here: http://www.trumanlibrary.org/letter/anniv3.jpg A lot of software has trouble with two middle names or initials. When we moved to NY my wife had to get the manager of the DMV over to get her double middle name handled. They initially flat out refused to do it, despite the facts that a) it was on her marriage certificate, b) it was on her AZ driver's license, and c) it was on her social security card. They eventually let her keep it, but made her also use an initial for her first name so that it would all fit in their system. Another problem I have seen is people having more than one title or modifier. Like Joe Johnson, Jr, PhD, Esquire. Also, most people code for Dr. and Mrs., but what about Mr. and Dr. or Dr. and Dr.? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
