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did you hear wayne bobbit got tired of his notoritiy? he changed his name to Les Johnson..

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the ship that faced a thousand launches.


I wondered where you were going with that.

Nice job.

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From a site which protocol forbids me from naming but you may contact me by dalehileman@verizon.net:

I received an email with the definition for aptronym... i'll include it at the end of this post. the term is not in dictionary.com or websters, so i'm desperately seeking clarification: does the term "aptronym" also refer to characters in books that are named for their personalities? for example, "chillingsworth" or "dimmsdale" in the scarlet letter. or, since those names are not specific to their *professions*, is there a more apt term for such a device?

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jessica

aptronym (AP-troh-NIM) noun
A name that is especially suited to the profession of its owner.
Examples: Dan Druff for a barber, Felicity Foote for a dance teacher, and James Bugg for an exterminator -- all real monikers. More famously, we have William Wordsworth, the poet; Margaret Court, the tennis champion; Sally Ride, the astronaut; Larry Speakes, the White House spokesperson, Jim Kiick, the football star; and Lorena Bobbitt ("bob it") the you-know-what-er.


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Feeling feisty again?

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Hi Anna, I'm always feisty. Regarding neologisms, perhaps you didn't get my last reply and so if you're still interested I'm dalehileman@verizon.net


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