Date: Sun, 26 Dec 1999 22:59:06 +0100 From: Eivind Eklund <eivind@FreeBSD.ORG> To: Mark Ovens <mark@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> Cc: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@flood.ping.uio.no>, FreeBSD Chat <chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Names (was: cvs commit: src/share/colldef cs_CZ.ISO_8859-2.src Makefile) Message-ID: <19991226225906.G55388@bitbox.follo.net> In-Reply-To: <19991223182634.B327@marder-1>; from mark@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org on Thu, Dec 23, 1999 at 06:26:34PM %2B0000 References: <19991222185040.D1316@freebie.lemis.com> <18545.945851513@critter.freebsd.dk> <19991223091834.K1316@freebie.lemis.com> <19991222233729.H322@marder-1> <xzpvh5p8tmh.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> <19991223182634.B327@marder-1>
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On Thu, Dec 23, 1999 at 06:26:34PM +0000, Mark Ovens wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 23, 1999 at 06:16:54PM +0100, Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote:
> > Mark Ovens <mark@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> writes:
> > > What about Dag-Erling?
> >
> > God help whoever dares split *that* up (or even leave out the hyphen).
>
> I do remember a reply that started "Dag, .....".
>
> Seriously, if Dag and Erling aren't 2 separate names, what is the
> meaning/reason/significance of the hyphen?
They *are* normally two separate names, but Dag-Erling will start
flaming you[1] if you write it without the hyphen, or call him Dag (or
Erling).
Eivind.
[1] From experience, no matter how little tactical it is, and no
matter how many weeks of pure trouble he is going to earn from his
flaming.
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