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Raen Posted 18 years ago
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writers or actors taking on a fake name

0Is there a name for a fake name like that? Thank you.02br
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00I don't know about USA, but in where I'm from, most celebrities in entertainment business don't use their real names, instead they invent a name for themselves for privacy reason I think, and more so with fantacy or romance writers.02br
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0Actors take a stage name.02br
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00Writers create a pseudonym.0-
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0Hi Raen, 02br
00'nom de plume' can also be used. It means 'an author's pseudonym'.02br
00Regards, Ashish0-
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0Thank you Ashish and GrammarGuy.02br
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00Does "stage name" only pertain to actors/actresses who do 01b00plays02b00 on stage, no? Thank you.02br
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0 I would also happily use it in the context of a film or tv actor.02br
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0Got it. Thank you very much.02br
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0An author's pseudonym might also be calld a "pen name."0-
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0thank you.02br
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