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This explains a lot of misspellings on envelopes I get through the mail, and it would be good to see this with your own name. It must be really sad if you’re M

by rf2019 8y ago

This explains a lot of misspellings on envelopes I get through the mail, and it would be good to see this with your own name. It must be really sad if you’re Matthew mcconaughey and two thirds of the time your name is spelled wrongly in some way. Still, he’s doing ok

mikepurvis 8y ago
Yeah I'm sure he finds a way to cope.
- jethro_tell 8y ago
  There's also a difference between randos talking about you on the Internets and serious people spelling your name. They probably don't get it wrong on his chair or trailer on set. It's probably spelled right on his checks and other documents and in most all correspondence of any value. I cannot spell half my teammates last names from memory, but I don't rely on that because it's important communication.
- smacktoward 8y ago
  With enough bongos and weed you can get through anything! (For the young 'uns out there that don't get the reference: http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/actor-mcconaughey-nude-bongo-bust-0 http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/actor-mcconaugh...)
pbhjpbhj 8y ago
The problem is that people with the same name spell it differently, so we're just trying to recall arbitrary [often phonetic] misspellings accrued -- often by illiterate people -- over generations. If your family immigrated somewhere there's a good chance the immigration official gave you your current family name spelling. For me, my surname has about a dozen variations that arise, it seems, from mediaeval British spelling variants. If I tell people my name then they usually spell it according to the variant they've commonly seen, but more often than not they get it wrong. I don't personally know any of the people in the study, but I've seen most of the names in writing before ... ScarJo just happens to have the same spelling as my friend with the same surname. I'm not sure what any of it proves? Also, spellcheck? That surely perverts the results.
- lainga 8y ago
  For me, it's: "L-A-I-N-G. Laing." (looking once over vaguely yellow skin) "alright, Mr. Liang." The two spellings come from entirely different cultures! Same with "Lee" (as in Robert E. and Bruce).
  - WorldMaker 8y ago
    Know someone that was once excited to learn about the famous Chinese general that contributed to the American Civil War on hearing about General Lee for the first time, only to be quickly disappointed that it was a "Robert E." white guy.

by rf2019 8y ago

mikepurvis 8y ago

Yeah I'm sure he finds a way to cope.

jethro_tell 8y ago
There's also a difference between randos talking about you on the Internets and serious people spelling your name. They probably don't get it wrong on his chair or trailer on set. It's probably spelled right on his checks and other documents and in most all correspondence of any value. I cannot spell half my teammates last names from memory, but I don't rely on that because it's important communication.
smacktoward 8y ago
With enough bongos and weed you can get through anything! (For the young 'uns out there that don't get the reference: http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/actor-mcconaughey-nude-bongo-bust-0 http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/actor-mcconaugh...)

pbhjpbhj 8y ago

The problem is that people with the same name spell it differently, so we're just trying to recall arbitrary [often phonetic] misspellings accrued -- often by illiterate people -- over generations. If your family immigrated somewhere there's a good chance the immigration official gave you your current family name spelling. For me, my surname has about a dozen variations that arise, it seems, from mediaeval British spelling variants. If I tell people my name then they usually spell it according to the variant they've commonly seen, but more often than not they get it wrong. I don't personally know any of the people in the study, but I've seen most of the names in writing before ... ScarJo just happens to have the same spelling as my friend with the same surname. I'm not sure what any of it proves? Also, spellcheck? That surely perverts the results.

lainga 8y ago
For me, it's: "L-A-I-N-G. Laing." (looking once over vaguely yellow skin) "alright, Mr. Liang." The two spellings come from entirely different cultures! Same with "Lee" (as in Robert E. and Bruce).
- WorldMaker 8y ago
  Know someone that was once excited to learn about the famous Chinese general that contributed to the American Civil War on hearing about General Lee for the first time, only to be quickly disappointed that it was a "Robert E." white guy.