On 1/20/04 12:19 AM, "D�nes Bogs�nyi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is it McIntosh, MacIntosh or Macintosh? That is where the original Mac came > from. Maybe only a Scotsman can tell or can he? > I have a similar problem with the suburb I live in. It is Macgregor, often > spelt (or is it spelled) with the variants MacGregor or McGregor. > Regards > D�nes
D�nes, as a man in a family comprised of four ethnic groups from three of the four corners of the world (sorry, no Australian), I greatly appreciate this quandary over spelling. We now live in a universe where the old and "simple" rules of English rarely apply when it comes to proper names -- or else the rules of different languages apply to the same name when spoken by different individuals. Quebec, Canada comes to mind. Never would I have thought that I would be rooting for a basketball team that stars Anfernee (Anthony) and Othella (he was quoted as saying that his mother loved Shakespeare better than spelling). My wife's name is barely pronounceable to New Yorkers, many of whom wind up thinking (if they don't see her) that she has a somewhat similarly spelled man's name. Anyway, I've learned that young children love conformity and regularity. Sensible and thoughtful adults, however, thrive on the diversity and the beauty of our differences. -- Bruce ____________________________________________________ B R U C E K. klutch-at-erols.com -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
