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> From: Matt Ion <soundy -at- rogers -dot- wave -dot- ca>
> If I were to start using "scott" in reference to something negative, and
> over time that caught on so that the most common usage of the word was in
> reference to that that negative thing, would you then change your name
> because of its "negative connotations"?
>
> I rest my case.
What about guys named Richard, who used to take the nickname Dick? Some
still use that nickname (mostly folks from before the '60s) but a whole
bunch don't because of the "negative connotations."
I rest your case too.
Debbie
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