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Ken Steele, in responding to Robin Abraham's discussion of Rosemary 
Raynor, said:

> 
> PS - Her name is spelled Rayn*e*r
> 

Whoa! Not so fast, Ken. It seems there's a fair bit of confusion 
concerning the correct spelling of her name even if, in the famous 
Watson and Rayner paper, that's the way it appears. According to 
Thorne and Watson (Watson's son!) (1999). her obituary in the New 
York Times spelled it "Raynor". Thorne and Watson call this a 
misspelling but, honestly, has the New York Times ever been wrong 
about anything? And the APA Monitor also spells it that way (see 
http://www.apa.org/monitor/dec99/ss3.html).

It gets worse (or better). Thorne and Watson also say that on her 
marriage certificate, it's spelled "Raynar". 

So, Rayner, Raynor, Raynar, take your pick! But while we're getting 
picky, there's a much better error to pick on poor Robin about. It 
wasn't Rosemary we're talking about, it was Rosalie.

Stephen

Thorne, B., & Watson, J. (1999). When was Rosalie Rayner born? 
Psychological Reports, 85, 269-270.
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