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  1. l_raty

    AOS to discard patronyms in English names

  2. l_raty

    AOS to discard patronyms in English names

    Thomas, As I understand things, the NACC is in no way responsible for the dystopiesque purge of eponymous names that is now programmed. This plan was imposed directly by the leadership of the AOS, thereby bypassing the advice of the NACC who had voted to consider possibly offensive names...
  3. l_raty

    AOS to discard patronyms in English names

    Kingbird Highway, I assume ?
  4. l_raty

    AOS to discard patronyms in English names

    In 1957: English was not yet the international lingua franca that it is today; English bird names had not yet been through the international standardization process they have been through today; the changes were not politically tainted, which the current changes clearly are. May I suggest...
  5. l_raty

    AOS to discard patronyms in English names

    This name is an absurdity in the first place... ;) But yes, it does refer to a person. (It should be 'Raggi's', or perhaps 'Raggian' (à la 'Gouldian').)
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