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Fwd: RE: Re: Naming conventions / Anderson,
VN and Kierkegaard again
VN and Kierkegaard again
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My point was that nowhere is it acceptable to call him AndersOn. The
list gets upset enough when it sees 'Nabakov'. Let's keep blood pressure
down.
TA Colquhoun
>Naming conventions
Most English (and German and French) sources use the name "Hans
Christian Andersen", but in Denmark and Scandinavia his name is "H. C.
Andersen". It is an accepted convention in Denmark to use only the
initials instead of the full name of some persons, just as strong as the
American "middle initial" tradition. There is no general rule for this,
but you have to know the correct use for each individual. Thus, the
canonical (correct) name form in Denmark would be H. C. Andersen, H. C.
Ørsted and N. F. S. Grundtvig, but Søren Kierkegaard, Tor Nørretranders
and Lars von Trier.<
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list gets upset enough when it sees 'Nabakov'. Let's keep blood pressure
down.
TA Colquhoun
>Naming conventions
Most English (and German and French) sources use the name "Hans
Christian Andersen", but in Denmark and Scandinavia his name is "H. C.
Andersen". It is an accepted convention in Denmark to use only the
initials instead of the full name of some persons, just as strong as the
American "middle initial" tradition. There is no general rule for this,
but you have to know the correct use for each individual. Thus, the
canonical (correct) name form in Denmark would be H. C. Andersen, H. C.
Ørsted and N. F. S. Grundtvig, but Søren Kierkegaard, Tor Nørretranders
and Lars von Trier.<
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