It's started...

[girlsteve.livejournal.com]

A girl came into the office today and, when asked to spell her name out, wrote it as Car6ly. Suffice to say, 'the 6 was silent'.

Now, I've not seen Bandslam, but I'm informed that's where this little trend comes from. I would like to say, however, that I work in a university, so the girl in question had to be 18, and that the forms she was filing in were official University documents. Putting that in her 'preferred name' box means that all her official forms and documents will be addressed as such and, if I'm not mistaken, could lead to her degree certificate being made out to Car6ly.

Perhaps it's actually her given name, and her mother was several decades ahead in her stupidity, but I'm doubting it...

Comments

[penguiny7.livejournal.com]

It couldn't be her legal name if you're in the US. Only letters, dashes, and apostrophes are allowed in legal names.

Perhaps it wasn't a 6, but was a ð? The old English letter (makes a th sound)? Not that I'd believe it's legal to use that either.

[girlsteve.livejournal.com]

Nah, I'm in the UK, although I wouldn't be surprised if there was a similar rule here...