From: Jan Vroonhof <vroonhof@math.ethz.ch>
Subject: Re: Alphabetetetetization
Date: 24 Nov 1997 18:39:10 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <byafeui43l.fsf@midget.math.ethz.ch> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Kurt Swanson's message of "24 Nov 1997 16:24:28 +0100"
Kurt Swanson <ksw@dna.lth.se> writes:
> > Calling them "first" and "last" is rilly culturally imperialistic. Or
> > something.
>
> A stronger empire would say "christian" and "last".
Not if that empire is dutch.
My name is
Johannes Gerardus Maria Vroonhof
-----------------------
Christian names
--------
Family
Or short
Jan Vroonhof
---
^
|--- Roepnaam "Common name"
Note that both versions of my first name are official. i.e. "Jan" is
not just an abbreviation.
Note that this concept is totally incompatible with Swiss bureaucracy
because the swiss do not use initials.
Therefore I get letters to "Johannes Vroonhof" (the last Johannes
Vroonhof died 50 years ago I believe). Or things like
Name (First/Christian name(s), Familly name): _________ (underline
given name)
on a form. When I underlined a "J", an "a" and an "n" in Johannes they
were not amuesed...
Back to Gnus,
Jan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~1997-11-24 17:39 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1997-11-23 15:21 Alphabetetetetization Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
1997-11-23 17:05 ` Alphabetetetetization Jon Babcock
1997-11-24 10:45 ` Alphabetetetetization enami tsugutomo
1997-11-24 12:04 ` Alphabetetetetization Hrvoje Niksic
1997-11-24 12:47 ` Alphabetetetetization Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
1997-11-24 16:06 ` Alphabetetetetization Hrvoje Niksic
1997-11-25 21:10 ` Alphabetetetetization Istvan Marko
1997-11-24 16:21 ` Alphabetetetetization Robert Pluim
[not found] ` <6f3ekmgvrn.fsf@bavur.dna.lth.se>
1997-11-24 17:39 ` Jan Vroonhof [this message]
1997-11-24 12:28 ` Alphabetetetetization Lars Balker Rasmussen
1997-11-24 18:08 ` Alphabetetetetization Jon Babcock
1997-11-23 18:52 ` Alphabetetetetization Jon Babcock
1997-11-24 6:07 ` Alphabetetetetization Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
[not found] ` <6f67pjo4wf.fsf@bavur.dna.lth.se>
1997-11-24 6:05 ` Alphabetetetetization Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
1997-11-24 14:54 ` Alphabetetetetization Lars Balker Rasmussen
1997-11-25 18:26 ` Alphabetetetetization Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
1997-11-26 18:35 ` Alphabetetetetization Thorbjoern Ravn Andersen
1997-11-24 10:09 ` Alphabetetetetization Hrvoje Niksic
1997-11-24 12:43 ` Alphabetetetetization Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
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