Comments on: Deciphering Initials

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:32:21 +0000

“And shame on you for forgetting the apostrophe (possessive) in e.e. cummings’ name! :-)”

At the risk of being pedantic, this should be written “e. e. cummings’s name”. The fact that his name ends with an “s” is irrelevant. It’s a common error!

By: Kay

Kay — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 17:18:09 +0000

Since you mentioned Homer Jay Simpson, one mustn’t forget Donald Fauntleroy Duck.

By: beauregaardhooligan

beauregaardhooligan — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 04:38:09 +0000

Jason, I think Beverly was actually scolding me!
Thanks, to *both* of you.

By: Oey

Oey — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:56:45 +0000

Sir James Matthew Barrie, also known as J.M. Barrie, wrote “Peter Pan.”

By: Allison

Allison — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:52:24 +0000

The name of the president’s brother, Jeb, is actually an acronym for John Ellis Bush.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 16:13:44 +0000

Alex K. Rich = Alexander Kenneth Rich

By: Nat

Nat — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 14:10:12 +0000

Howard Phillips Lovecraft

By: LeftieLady

LeftieLady — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 18:52:43 +0000

J.R.R. Tolkien: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

By: audrey

audrey — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 17:22:06 +0000

Susan Eloise Hinton, another author using her initials so the boys will read their works.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 03:59:18 +0000

Apologies to beauregaardhooligan and Beverly. I’ll hang my head.

For your pointed proofreading, why don’t you drop some e.e. knowledge on us? Tell me something fascinating I don’t know, besides all the things you’ve already told me.