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Still okay in casual conversation (vs. scientific discourse).

• exmadscientist 5y ago
  No, it's really not. Getting names right is important. Failing to do so offends people (when it's a person's name) and confuses everyone (always). When you make an unforced error like this, you confuse everyone who knows what they're talking about, because they can't understand you easily. So don't make unforced errors. Get names right. You wouldn't trust a compiler that silently patched up incorrect variable names, would you? So why do that to people?