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Names are interesting. And confusing.

I met a woman in Iowa who has five brothers and one sister.  Her five brothers are named after Biblical characters whose names begin with J. James, John, Jesse, Jude, and Joshua. Her sister’s name is Anne. It was their grandmother’s name. The woman who I met is named Amanda. When she was born, her…

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Don’t name your child Brenden. I mean Brandon.

This post is not an indictment of the name Brandon or Brendan if one of these names happens to be your name or if you have assigned your child one of these names.  I’ve had friends and former students named both Brendan and Brandon, and are perfectly lovely people. But if you’re in the market…

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