If Inconspicuous Consumption were just matters of journalistic style like this one, I'd totally be into it, but of course it's so much more great content.
My grandpa's full legal first/middle name was CB -- no actual names, and no periods. He passed before I was born, but the story he gladly told anybody who asked was that he grew up dirt poor, and not only could his parents not afford to give him an actual name, they couldn't even afford the periods.
"J.D. Salinger" Jerome David Salinger was an American author best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye. Salinger published several short stories in Story magazine in 1940, before serving in World War II.
What drives anyone to abbreviate their name in the first place.
Since we put a space between James and David, wouldn't it be logical (& consistent) to put a space between J. & D. ( or J & D), regardless of how it looks in print?
Sorry, but this is very simple. The man’s name is JD. Hypothetically, if he changes it to J.D. tomorrow, then it will be J.D.
Put another way, Paul’s name is Paul, even if someone prefers to call him Joe. As long as he's an adult and not trying to commit fraud, he gets to choose his name.
Only medium OT but, similar to today's subject James David Vance, born James Donald Bowman, many US presidents served under names they were not born with. Off the top of my head I can recall Ulysses S Grant (né Hiram Ulysses Grant), Dwight David Eisenhower (David Dwight Eisenhower), Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (Leslie Lynch King Jr.) and William Jefferson Clinton (William Jefferson Blythe III).
I'm reminded of the grocery store chain that changed its name, so in order to save costs it went from Food Town to Food Lion. Only two letters difference.
Supposedly the "S" in Harry S Truman is not an initial and is simply "S" as in his middle name is S
I’ve noticed the same inconsistency with the two middle names for George Herbert Walker Bush. HW, H.W., H. W., might’ve even seen a H W
If Inconspicuous Consumption were just matters of journalistic style like this one, I'd totally be into it, but of course it's so much more great content.
He couldn't spell ..
My grandpa's full legal first/middle name was CB -- no actual names, and no periods. He passed before I was born, but the story he gladly told anybody who asked was that he grew up dirt poor, and not only could his parents not afford to give him an actual name, they couldn't even afford the periods.
"J.D. Salinger" Jerome David Salinger was an American author best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye. Salinger published several short stories in Story magazine in 1940, before serving in World War II.
What drives anyone to abbreviate their name in the first place.
Jerome Saligner. Jerry Saligner. Why J.D.?
Since we put a space between James and David, wouldn't it be logical (& consistent) to put a space between J. & D. ( or J & D), regardless of how it looks in print?
Kind of sort of relevant - I use Paul R Disney or Paul R Disney, III with no period after the R, just because!
As somebody who goes by intials, I'm partial to periods!
Sorry but I prefer it with the periods and the space. They stand for 2 different words. And if they break into 2 lines, then so be it.
Interesting his Wiki URL includes the spaces as underscores: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._D._Vance
Maybe this was part of the Wiki name change discussion (I didn't click), but presumably they'd have to redirect to a new URL /wiki/JD_Vance
Sorry, but this is very simple. The man’s name is JD. Hypothetically, if he changes it to J.D. tomorrow, then it will be J.D.
Put another way, Paul’s name is Paul, even if someone prefers to call him Joe. As long as he's an adult and not trying to commit fraud, he gets to choose his name.
Only medium OT but, similar to today's subject James David Vance, born James Donald Bowman, many US presidents served under names they were not born with. Off the top of my head I can recall Ulysses S Grant (né Hiram Ulysses Grant), Dwight David Eisenhower (David Dwight Eisenhower), Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (Leslie Lynch King Jr.) and William Jefferson Clinton (William Jefferson Blythe III).
I forget which style guide it is (UK maybe), but the insistence to style it 'Nasa' infuriates me.
I'm reminded of the grocery store chain that changed its name, so in order to save costs it went from Food Town to Food Lion. Only two letters difference.
How about J.D. Martinez?
Wikipedia: periods + space
ESPN, BRef, MLB, NOBs: periods, no space
His Twitter: periods, no space
His Instagram: no periods
Apparently J.D. Martinez doesn’t care so much…