Yes, Mr. R, spelling is a dying art, or at least attention to it. Your name is not the only victim. But imagine having a name with one "n" commonly spelled with two "n"s, and a last name with the opposite. I have even been called Denise. Take heart that Russell does not have a feminine form.
-Denis On Sat, Nov 17, 2018 at 1:38 PM Russell Senior <[email protected]> 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 > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
