Thanks! I hope the tone comes off right. Hopefully not "oh woe is me, I have to navigate this minefield of weird names," rather I'm trying for "wow there's a lot to pay attention to in order be respectful, which I want to do"!
I've never seen the "last name only as power indicator" notion unpacked before, but it makes so much visceral sense from the (few, gotta work on that) times it's happened to me spontaneously. Great reference, and great article!
Thanks! One of the things I'm enjoying about this project is what I learn/remember/put together while I'm working on it. This started as a 500-word "riff" about nicknames, but there just seemed to be so much to cover.
Great article, Andy. :)
I LOLed a bit at "Geussi". That could totally be a perfectly normal name in another culture that happens to be a homophone for "Juicy".
Thanks! I hope the tone comes off right. Hopefully not "oh woe is me, I have to navigate this minefield of weird names," rather I'm trying for "wow there's a lot to pay attention to in order be respectful, which I want to do"!
I've never seen the "last name only as power indicator" notion unpacked before, but it makes so much visceral sense from the (few, gotta work on that) times it's happened to me spontaneously. Great reference, and great article!
Thanks! One of the things I'm enjoying about this project is what I learn/remember/put together while I'm working on it. This started as a 500-word "riff" about nicknames, but there just seemed to be so much to cover.