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I wonder if this is an example of nominative determinism[0] [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominative_determinism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominative_
by chipgap98 6y ago
I wonder if this is an example of nominative determinism[0]
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominative_determinism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominative_determinism
- triceratops 6y agoIt's not an English surname though.
- mc32 6y agoThat’s true but they may have grown up with English or at least studied in university where English was spoken.
- abhgh 6y ago"Datta" as a surname (Indian origin) has a very different meaning[0] - "granted". Time for a stronger theory I suppose, "nominative determinism holds across homonyms" :-) [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutta https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutta
- kirubakaran 6y agoMy favorite is Andrej Kar-path-y. I also wish Gene Hackman had become a CRISPR scientist, not an actor.