By way of preface, I am not directing this at anyone in particular, but I just want to say that I have noticed a pervasive practice of shortening my name by a letter, and I find this (perhaps irrationally) irritating, and I don't really understand the practice. I recall that Randal Schwartz has also become irritated when people add an extra L on the end of his name (his has one L). I have been trying to let go and let it slide, but the misspellings are not an isolated occurrence, and so I feel like I have to say something or people will think it is acceptable.
Here, I spell it out in practically every message I send, so the correct spelling is not difficult to find. It is maybe less irritating than it is a curious and surprisingly general phenomenon, and I wonder if our resident linguist (or any others) might have some insight to share. And maybe plug-talk might be a better place to explore that. Or maybe I can consult a therapist and work out my issues that way. Exact Steps: a) One R, often capitalized; b) One u (you can let go of the Shift key here, unless you are upset about something); c) Two s's, your finger is right there, just give it another press; d) One e; e) Two l's. There. Done. EOT _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
