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First names are not given names. Family names are not last names. Given names are not familiar names. Given and family names are not legal names. Please do no
by mdpm 6y ago
First names are not given names. Family names are not last names.
Given names are not familiar names. Given and family names are not legal names.
Please do not use 'abstractions' this broken. The appearance of patterns you're trying to abstract here are cultural windows, not global truths.
- galoisgirl 6y agoWe know. https://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-names/ https://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-...
- mdpm 6y agoClearly this seems to vary by the 'we' you're referring to.