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As someone whose (bog-standard American-style) last name is also a common first name, this convention would save me a lot of trouble as well. It’s a consistent
by maxander 7y ago
As someone whose (bog-standard American-style) last name is also a common first name, this convention would save me a lot of trouble as well. It’s a consistent source of confusion for secretaries, receptionists, and so on.
- NotPaidToPost 7y agoIt is not that commonly used, though. Mostly on official documents.
- astrobe_ 7y agoOur current prime minister is Edouard PHILIPPE: two first names. Out of the 20 most common family names, half are also used as first names.
- marshray 7y ago/me waves