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...did you know that in English, the names 'Ian' and 'Iain' are, in fact, unrelated? It's a little-known fact that the word 'Ian' is actually an abbreviation fo
by david-given 10y ago
...did you know that in English, the names 'Ian' and 'Iain' are, in fact, unrelated? It's a little-known fact that the word 'Ian' is actually an abbreviation for the word 'Cyclopian' --- which, as everyone knows, means to have only one I.
(Stolen from Mr. Banks himself, when he came to my university to do a talk. Still miss him.)
- kpil 10y agoI blame my phone... Thanks for pointing it out. Of course it's Iain.