My point was that she doesn't appreciate the use of her middle initial as an initial at all, regardless for what it stands; from a purely practical viewpoint even in a relatively small group there is an appreciable chance of identical pair of initials, whereas the use of 3 reduces this chance significantly- another case of TLA. However I admit that "J "must be the least useful of middle initials in this respect for males of my generation at least, because it is so common; my middle name is John, but there are also many James as well I think.
(15-08-2011, 07:04 PM)Peter Wrote:(15-08-2011, 05:53 PM)PJW Wrote: To be honest I often think of people as initials, much to the annoyance of a certain lady who I think of as MLJ but she seems very sensitive about her middle name...
Peter Woodbridge
... and you are still keeping mum about your J?
PJW