Date: Wed, 22 Dec 1999 23:37:29 +0000 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk>, Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven <asmodai@bart.nl>, Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za>, "Andrey A. Chernov" <ache@freebsd.org>, FreeBSD Chat <chat@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Names (was: cvs commit: src/share/colldef cs_CZ.ISO_8859-2.src Makefile) Message-ID: <19991222233729.H322@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <19991223091834.K1316@freebie.lemis.com> References: <19991222185040.D1316@freebie.lemis.com> <18545.945851513@critter.freebsd.dk> <19991223091834.K1316@freebie.lemis.com>
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On Thu, Dec 23, 1999 at 09:18:34AM +1030, Greg Lehey wrote:
> [moving to -chat]
>
> On Wednesday, 22 December 1999 at 9:31:53 +0100, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
> > > > bla bla
> > Poul-Henning Kamp
> >
> > Them to me:
> >
> > Dear Mr Poul,
> >
> > Which is your first name and which is your last name ?
>
> Strange. I would have thought that German speakers would recognize
> each of the components of your name for what it is. It seems to be
> English speakers who subdivide first names.
>
Can you clarify what you mean Greg? Is Poul-Henning not a
"double-barrelled" forename, like Jean-Paul (French), or Ann-Marie?
Thinking about it, it seems only female names are treated like this in
English.
What about Dag-Erling?
> Greg
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