Well, for the benefit us slower people around here, would you mind going over again, why exactly it’s so terribly difficult for your kids to put an extra word at the top of their homework. I’m still not getting it.
Does this mean I have to give my award back?
Crazy-Cat-Lady
I found it amusing that Kyla chose to exaggerate my opinion, while in the next post, you chose to supplement that approach by fragment my position.
Both equally valid methods of misrepresentation.
Don’t worry - I suspect you are well on your way (albeit slowly) to any number of awards.
It might not be an unwarranted assumption to assume that most of the hyphenations you know aren’t encountering the specific problem of appearing not to have published before a certain time. But that isn’t necessarily the only professional implication, for either the person who hyphenates or those who deal with him or her. I personally would have had to present my marriage certificate for every job I’ve gotten since I got married if I had changed my name, since my degree doesn’t have my husband’s last name on it. And often at work, I have to track someone down who was responsible for a case a couple of years ago. It’s amazing how quickly people forget that Ms. Collins (when she wrote the report) became Ms. Rivera.
Well, they certainly want to see their college diploma, teaching certificate, and if they have one their Masters’, and those have names on them. (You don’t seem to have a very high opinion of teachers’ education. Makes me wonder how many teachers you know.) Besides, if you change names mid-career, then every time you give someone even a resume, if they intend to call any of your previous employers you might need to let them know what name you were using at the time. Think about that practical consequence of changing names, and then think about doing it two or three or four times if you divorce, remarry, and divorce again.
Corr
When I get married, I plan on hyphenating for myself, letting the husband do what he wants with his name, and then giving the kids the husband’s name. In business, I’d use my maiden name, or I’d use the hyphenated name. Part of the reason why is because of the fact that I want to go to graduate school when I’m done with undergraduate work… Many of the jobs available and all the paperwork is a mess when you change a name drastically without a trace of the maiden name. I’m not getting married until after undergraduate, so I don’t plan on thinking too much about it until then… but currently if I were to be married without the hyphenation, my name would rhyme in a mildly unattractive manner. (3 syllables, just about the same exact ending syllable… it sounds a little silly to me.)