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The government has been flooded with opinions against a selective dual surname system for married couples during a recent public comment period on the issue, it has been learned. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/15/japan/government-dual-surname-comments/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #marriage #names #humanrights #women039sissues

The Japan Times

Government flooded with public comments against dual surnames

In a survey, many opponents of the dual surname system expressed concerns about parents and their children having different surnames.

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Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)

@golgaloth@writing.exchange · 2 months ago

How much care do you take in choosing your character's names? I'm currently digging through great women in history for my Desolation #SciFi series, as most of the characters are female. Do you have a naming scheme?

#AmWriting #writing #WritingCommunity #names #Roman

Roman warriors approach a strange person.
"Halt, Strange Person! Where are you from?"
"I come from the future! What are you names?"
"My name is Quintus as I'm the fifth child in my family. My comrade is Sextus for he was the sixth child in his family. What is your name?"
"My name is Liv."
Guard counts on his fingers. "Jesus fucking Christ." — Roman warriors approach a strange person. "Halt, Strange Person! Where are you from?" "I come from the future! What are you names?" "My name is Quintus as I'm the fifth child in my family. My comrade is Sextus for he was the sixth child in his family. What is your name?" "My name is Liv." Guard counts on his fingers. "Jesus fucking Christ."

Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)

@golgaloth@writing.exchange · 2 months ago

#AmWriting #writing #WritingCommunity #names #Roman

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@alice@lgbtqia.space · 3 months ago

"Who the Fuck is Alice?" is a song that gets brought up around me a lot (particularly when being introduced to someone).

I once dated a woman named Eileen, and guys would sing "Come On Eileen" at her.

I knew a Jenny when I was younger, and everyone sang "8675309" at her.

Who else has a (perhaps unfortunate) reference to their name? Maybe everyone can get it out of their system in the comments and we can all just point them here in the future.

#NomDeFume #Names #IGotThatReference

Linguist Gone Foreign 🌏

@linguistgoneforeign@mastodon.social · 11 months ago

Enough being polite. For every email I get with my name misspelled, this is what I'm sending back:

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Spell my name, spell my name
Is right there in the email
It's not a hidden detail
The spelling doesn't change

#Foreign
#Names
#Music