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05/13/10 15:06
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#175847 - (im)proper names
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Jan Waclawek said:
my Polish surname (which has also a Czech equivalent spelled differently and more common here) gets spelled here in at least 10 different variants

I feel your pain: there are also at least 10 variant spellings of "Neil" - and then there's the people who think it's my first name...

Oliver Sedlacek said:
You get used to spelling it out over the telephone.

Indeed!


Andy said:
"Schmitt" as in "Schmidt trigger"...

Jan Waclawek said:
This is clear, Schmitt trigger as in Otto Schmitt.

It may be clear, but the mis-spelling is quite common



List of 17 messages in thread
TopicAuthorDate
Is it Pliz or Plitz?            01/01/70 00:00      
   I don't know, but...            01/01/70 00:00      
      names and spelling            01/01/70 00:00      
         FYI            01/01/70 00:00      
            I mean, how would an "uninitiated" Englishman read it            01/01/70 00:00      
               Usually..            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Ah, I see, thanks.            01/01/70 00:00      
          (im)proper names            01/01/70 00:00      
            Apparently            01/01/70 00:00      
         At present, it's easy for me to explain            01/01/70 00:00      
            Famous namesakes            01/01/70 00:00      
               re: famous namesakes            01/01/70 00:00      
                  I'm a professor :)            01/01/70 00:00      
         My take            01/01/70 00:00      
   Do you mean that one?            01/01/70 00:00      
   apparently it's neither, as Kai points out.            01/01/70 00:00      
   Re: Pilz safety relays            01/01/70 00:00      

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