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March 20, 2004

How the Web changed my name

All my life, I've been "David," except to my older sister who calls me "Dave" or "Davey."

If you call me "Dave," I won't correct you, although if you ask me my preference, I'll say "David" without hesitation. If you ask me why, I won't be able to give you a meaningful answer other than that my family called me "David."

Now, at age 53, I find I'm becoming a Dave. About half the time.

The explanation is, I think, simple...

Continued at Many2Many...

Posted by D. Weinberger at March 20, 2004 11:10 PM

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