What's in a Name? -Reply

Vince Mrykalo mrykalov@BYUGATE.byu.edu
Wed, 18 Dec 1996 15:43:25 -0700



>>> Warren Fisher <fish@communique.net> 12/18/96 05:33pm >>>
What indeed? Mine is common indeed! Not quite like Smith or Jones, but
plain as Jane and nothing fancy. But it's mine; the only one I'll ever
have or want. My name has a peculiar problem, though.  Ever since that
crazy chess player went on national television to "duke" it out with
Leonard Spasky, millions of people learned a utterly fascinating thing!
Fis(c)her can be spelled with a "C"!  It is the spelling of preference
for some 80% of my customers in spite of the fact that it is spelled
correctly on the top of my invoice in BOLD 30 PT TYPE!

Does anyone else have this kind of problem?
--

Well, now that you mention it, I do have that kind of problem too.  No
matter how slowly I spell my last name for customers, they invariably
switch the 'r' and 'y', i.e., Myrkalo instead of Mrykalo.
vince





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