On 11/17/18 1:37 PM, Russell Senior wrote: > 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 > PLUG@pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug >
Yo! Russ, Russ-man, Rusellator, Russmeister! I feel your pain but it could be worse. When I was in high school Saturday Night Live hit the scene. As I rarely stayed up late to watch TV (I was a bit of an egghead early to bed/rise type), it took me weeks to realize the Koenig -> Conehead jokes at my expense. I would have much preferred a dropped or added letter. Of course we have the obligatory wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_(given_name) "Russell is a male given name, that originated from the surname Russell, which in turn derives from the Anglo-Norman russel (Old French rossel) "red-haired or red-skinned", from Anglo-Norman rus (Old French ros) "red hair color" or "reddish skin" and suffix -el[1] Russell may be shortened to Russ or Rusty; the latter is also a nickname for someone with red hair." -Ed
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