January 6th 21, 07:54 AM
posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london
|
|
external usenet poster
|
|
First recorded activity at LondonBanter: Mar 2020
Posts: 58
|
|
Thameslink returns to the Tube Map
Certes wrote:
On 05/01/2021 22:28, Sam Wilson wrote:
Arthur Figgis wrote:
On 05/01/2021 15:00, Sam Wilson wrote:
NY wrote:
Why *do* Americans insist on using their middle initials/names on official
documentation? Does "John H Smith" sound more impressive than "John Smith"?
Apparently it does. Harry S Truman was given his middle initial in order
to suggest a middle name that he didn’t actually have.
Leading to this endless debate, which helps to keep Wikipedia editors
and such like from wandering the streets:
https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/educat...-s-truman-name
:-)
Sam
Perhaps both are correct. The full name is Harry S Truman. Like all
names, the middle one can be abbreviated to its initial plus a dot:
Harry S. Truman.
Abbreviated. Right.
Sam
--
The entity formerly known as
Spit the dummy to reply
|