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Englishsz Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
name or surname?
"Oh, sweetie," her friend said. "I think this is his plane." As the three young women peered through the tinted windows, Katherine squeezed a set of dog tags stamped with the same name as her unborn son:
James J. Cathey.
"He wasn't supposed to come home this way," she said, tightening her grip on the tags, which were linked by a necklace to her husband's wedding ring.
Question:
Does the 'name'(in red) means the surname, i.e., Cathey, in this context?
James J. Cathey.
"He wasn't supposed to come home this way," she said, tightening her grip on the tags, which were linked by a necklace to her husband's wedding ring.
Question:
Does the 'name'(in red) means the surname, i.e., Cathey, in this context?
Top answer
It's the full name. The husband is dead, but the wife is pregnant with their son. She is going to name her son after his father, James J.
- It's the full name.
- The husband is dead, but the wife is pregnant with their son.
- She is going to name her son after his father, James J.
- Cathey.
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It's the full name. The husband is dead, but the wife is pregnant with their son. She is going to name her son after his father, James J. Cathey.
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Not really.
The father's name is James J. Cathey. The son's name will also be James J. Cathey. The J is the initial of the middle name, which we don't know, but it starts with J. J is not a name in itself.
George W Bush and George Bush - George W shows his middle initial so that he doesn't get confused with his father. (and they don't have the same middle initials). If someone we
The father's name is James J. Cathey. The son's name will also be James J. Cathey. The J is the initial of the middle name, which we don't know, but it starts with J. J is not a name in itself.
George W Bush and George Bush - George W shows his middle initial so that he doesn't get confused with his father. (and they don't have the same middle initials). If someone we
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So it's quite common in English countries that father and son have the same name, isn't it? Because it never happens in China, where I live now.
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Well, I wouldn't say it is common (most parents wouldn't choose to do this as it can be confusing) but it certainly happens.
Sometimes the words senior and junior are added to the names to make it clear which is which.
Sometimes the words senior and junior are added to the names to make it clear which is which.
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