On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 10:42 AM, Rishab Ghosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 09:51:21AM +0530, Abhishek Hazra wrote: > > were you already reading A.J Ayer then? > > please elaborate on "typographic attraction" > > yes, but that's not the name i picked! Aiyer looks much nicer than Iyer, i > think (i don't think Ayer is popular among tambrams). the upward slope of the > A is parallel to the downward slope of the y in many typefaces, especially > when nicely kerned. in Iyer the I stands upright at an awkward angle to the > y. don't you think?
Funny you should say that from mutt which doesn't include the Aiyer in your name. Part of the reason I am against hyphenation or placing any great emphasis on last names is because it draws attention to my roots rather than me. I am not as much a product of my genepool and Iyer upbringing as my parents generation was, and I expect my kids to be far less like me.
