Thank you.
You explanation was very helpful.
john
Cathy wrote:
Hi John,
Whether I use a Quoted Name or an AKA is a decision I make on an
individual basis after asking the question "Do I want this name to be
the one used in narratives?" If yes - it has to be a quoted name. If
no - it's an AKA.
I think the difference is between a name that is always or mostly used
by everyoneor almost everyone (familiar) as opposed to a name that is
used by a few (nickname).
For example: My mother was known as Joyce. This was her third given
name so it would be wrong to call it a nickname but to have it used in
narrative it must be added as a Quoted Name.
Her school friends called her "T". All her life she received letters
from some which began "Dear T".
This is a nickname that I have in the AKAs.
Her brother was known as Roy. This wasn't one of his given names so a
true nickname but everyone knew him as Roy all his life - so it's
entered as a Quoted Name.
Another example: My nephew Richard is mostly known as Richard. However
many of his cousins call him "Wretched" and he still signs himself
"Wretched" in some situations (and so he was for a short time in his
adolescence ;-) but not now as a father of 4). I've entered it as an
AKA as it's not in general use - however I wouldn't want to ignore it
as it's there in letters and cards.
Cathy
At 10:00 AM 1/05/2008, you wrote:
Thanks.
For some reason, which I thought I saw in LegacyUG that some might
enter Nick names via [[ ]]
When looking at the help it seems to imply to use AKA for Nicknames
and use double quotes for familiar names.
I guess I've always thought a familiar name was a nickname.
I'm going to go back and start using double quotes for familiar names.
1) What's the difference between a familiar name and a nick name?
From Help section:
Given
Enter all the given names for the individual. This includes the
first name and all middle names. Don't include nicknames or
alternate names which should be entered by clicking on the icon to
the right of the Surname field. Given names can be up to 120
characters long.
You can enter a "familiar" name as part of the given names by
enclosing it in quotes. For example, Margaret "Peggy" Ann. This
familiar name can then be used in narrative paragraphs when a book
report is generated. (See the Use Quoted Names for Narratives topic
in the Format tab section of <report_options.htm>Report Options.)
thanks,
john
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